as in to separate
to set or keep apart from others
rescuers finally reached outlying villages that had been isolated by the massive earthquake
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Recent Examples of isolate
Steven Levy, WIRED, 3 Mar. 2021
The institute has amassed the world’s largest catalog of Lassa genomes, sequencing more than 1000 isolates.
—Byjon Cohen, science.org, 9 Aug. 2024
Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Regarded as a tough political survivor but increasingly isolated, he has been dogged by personal scandals and strife, an unyielding opposition and rifts within his own party.
—Joyce Lee, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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Noun
For example, when the South African isolate was tested against the antibodies that are induced by the vaccine, the isolate diminished the effectiveness multiple-fold, but didn't eliminate it.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 3 Mar. 2021
The institute has amassed the world’s largest catalog of Lassa genomes, sequencing more than 1000 isolates.
—Byjon Cohen, science.org, 9 Aug. 2024
Verb
However, the party remains isolated, with no realistic path to power as mainstream parties refuse to cooperate with it.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Regarded as a tough political survivor but increasingly isolated, he has been dogged by personal scandals and strife, an unyielding opposition and rifts within his own party.
—Joyce Lee, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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This is due to the fact that a hermit once lived here.Jessica Jungbauer, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
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After the hermit’s death, the farmhouse then served various community purposes, from a teacher’s cottage to a meeting hall, but had been neglected until recently, when the Queen Mother helped the community acquire ownership and renovate it.Jessica Jungbauer, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
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Smith and her husband moved to New Haven with their two daughters, but separated shortly thereafter.Perri Klass, The New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2024
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He was concerned as a boy that even an iota of doubt could lead him to a different fate, relegating him to an eternity separated from his family, particularly his parents.Rick Rojas, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
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Israel has been carrying out a major operation in northern Gaza since October, battling Hamas in the most isolated and heavily damaged part of the territory.WAFAA SHURAFA AND TIA GOLDENBERG THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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Against the isolated backdrop of a snowy winter, the unlikely trio strikes an unimaginable connection over their personal struggles and shared humanity.Lydia Price, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
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Sweat was then confined to 23-hour-a-day solitary at Five Points Correctional Center, though he was subsequently transferred to Attica Correctional after trying to bribe Five Points officials.Kenny Herzog, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024
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Brandon reportedly died by suicide locked in solitary in that shower cage.Tamara Carter, New York Daily News, 29 Jan. 2024
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But while Black women were admitted to the military, they were segregated from white women and given very little to do.Ronda Racha Penrice, NBC News, 20 Dec. 2024
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Virginia Key Beach Park In the 1940s, beaches, along with many other places, were segregated in the South.Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2024
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Introverts may become talkative, or extroverts quiet and withdrawn.Dr. Talia Varley, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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But the film doesn’t glamorize Callas, and instead portrays her as sad and withdrawn.Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
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Its butter-yellow facade and terracotta roof signal your arrival at this secluded retreat, while the hotel’s 80 rooms are thoughtfully arranged around a lush courtyard, and the pool is a tranquil oasis where privacy reigns supreme.Monica Mendal, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2024
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Upon meeting with his boss, the suspiciously jubilant Herr Knock (Simon McBurney), Thomas is tasked with traveling to a secluded castle in the Carpathian Mountains to obtain a Transylvanian nobleman's signature for the purchase of a decrepit Wisborg mansion.Megan McCluskey, TIME, 23 Dec. 2024
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That process, undertaken in cloistered seclusion, provides not only the movie’s action but also its warily aggressive tone.Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
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This is not the first time that a group of Silicon Valley elites have attempted to build a cloistered community, away from but still adjacent to the center of the tech industry.Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Isolate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/isolate. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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