as in solitude
the state of being alone or kept apart from others
she had grown up in such rural insulation that she'd never met anyone of a different race
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Recent Examples of insulation
Show Now Oyster Tempo Cooler $495 Most coolers require a 2:1 ice-to-can ratio to keep those beverages cold, but the Tempo features a superior core insulation system and thin ice packs to reduce the amount of heat transferred into the cooler and, ultimately, to eliminate the need for ice.
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Outside Online, 23 Dec. 2024
Its double-wall vacuum insulation keeps drinks cold for 24 hours or hot for 12.
—Emily Hochberg, Parents, 17 Dec. 2024
The double-wall vacuum insulation keeps hot drinks warm up to eight hours and cold beverages cool for 24 hours.
—Megan Schaltegger, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Each insulation type matches a specific activity and type of condition.
—Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Outside Online, 23 Dec. 2024
Its double-wall vacuum insulation keeps drinks cold for 24 hours or hot for 12.
—Emily Hochberg, Parents, 17 Dec. 2024
The double-wall vacuum insulation keeps hot drinks warm up to eight hours and cold beverages cool for 24 hours.
—Megan Schaltegger, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Each insulation type matches a specific activity and type of condition.
—Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insulation
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To determine its rankings, the team evaluated 76 places across five metrics: safety, solitude, serenity, nature, and wellness.Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 3 Jan. 2025
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Start your day early, in solitude, to plan and align your focus for maximum productivity.Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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Meta includes a privacy indicator—a light that activates when recording—to alert bystanders, but the FBI has not confirmed whether this feature was operational in Jabbar's glasses.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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No further details were made available and the family of The Vivienne, whose real name was James Lee Williams, asked for privacy.Max Goldbart, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2025
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Mirroring Emilia’s own sense of isolation, Gascón spent the months-long shoot in self-exile, declining invitations to socialize with the cast and crew, including one outing to a Beyoncé concert.Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2025
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For example, isolation and detachment from other people were more pronounced during the lockdown phase of the pandemic.Anju Goel, Verywell Health, 10 Jan. 2025
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After he was elected, though, Carter declared that the era of segregation in Georgia was over, and he was hailed as a symbol of a new, more inclusive South.Susan Page, USA TODAY, 29 Dec. 2024
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But as Adams, a law professor at the University of Michigan, shows, the promise of Brown to end segregation has been steadily eroded.New York Times, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Insulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insulation. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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