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as in to isolate
to set or keep apart from others
sequestered the woman until she was no longer contagious
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2
as in to confiscate
to take ownership or control of (something) by right of one's authority
police found and sequestered several illegal weapons
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Recent Examples of sequester
All of that takes into consideration how much carbon is sequestered on the farm through management of forest and native plants.
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Rhonda Richford, WWD, 3 Feb. 2025
At that point, many of the most serious pretrial offenders from the riot were sequestered in their own unit in the D.C. jail, which became known by some of its residents as the Patriot Wing.
—Tess Owen, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2025
Recent studies speculate that massive depopulation, especially in the Americas, which removed the torch and allowed forests to reclaim land and so sequester atmospheric carbon, may have even helped nudge the planet into the Little Ice Age from the mid-16th to mid-19th centuries.
—Stephen Pyne, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Jan. 2025
White sequestered an ensemble at the Four Seasons in Maui for a satire of wealth that also happened to be a murder mystery.
—Charlie Campbell, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025
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Rhonda Richford, WWD, 3 Feb. 2025
At that point, many of the most serious pretrial offenders from the riot were sequestered in their own unit in the D.C. jail, which became known by some of its residents as the Patriot Wing.
—Tess Owen, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2025
Recent studies speculate that massive depopulation, especially in the Americas, which removed the torch and allowed forests to reclaim land and so sequester atmospheric carbon, may have even helped nudge the planet into the Little Ice Age from the mid-16th to mid-19th centuries.
—Stephen Pyne, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Jan. 2025
White sequestered an ensemble at the Four Seasons in Maui for a satire of wealth that also happened to be a murder mystery.
—Charlie Campbell, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025
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The apparent détente marks a drastic departure in U.S. policy toward the Kremlin: The Biden White House had sought to isolate and sanction Russia over its full-scale invasion of its neighbor.—
Eleanor Beardsley,
NPR,
24 Feb. 2025
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Being a primary caregiver for any child in the U.S. is inherently challenging, stressful, isolating, and a full-time job.—
Rachelle Rutherford,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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This was when the government of Robert Mugabe confiscated land in Zimbabwe in a very aggressive way.—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
19 Feb. 2025
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Their journey began more than a year ago when they were confiscated from smugglers at the Mexican border after being snatched from the wild, their mothers killed in the process.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2025
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The January Starship mishap occurred over the North Atlantic after the 171-foot (52-meter) Starship separated from the Super Heavy rocket booster that hauled it toward space.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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What separates the brief pullbacks from the more significant drawdowns usually comes down to whether prices are able to hold important support levels after the initial drop.—
David Keller,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2025
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Stunning stat: The city planted only 62 trees last year, according to the 2025 mayor's budget estimate, while pruning 2,300 trees and removing 1,500 others.—
Sam Allard,
Axios,
26 Feb. 2025
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Importantly, Google can't remove content from webpages—you're on your own there.—
Ryan Whitwam,
Ars Technica,
26 Feb. 2025
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Instead of segregating users by geographical regions with different versions as TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance Ltd., did, RedNote – called Xiaohongshu in Chinese – provides access to the same platform globally.—
Jianqing Chen,
The Conversation,
19 Jan. 2025
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The group said the availability of health care was already affected by an insufficient number of female health care workers in the country, where hospital wards are segregated by gender.—
Brian Cheng,
NBC News,
12 Dec. 2024
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The flood raged for nearly 20 hours, cutting off escape routes and trapping them in a claustrophobic nightmare.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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Shortly thereafter, the allowance was cut off, von Hoffburg was arrested, and the Army held a discharge board hearing to consider whether she should be separated from the service.—
Natalie Shibley / Made by History,
TIME,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Sequester.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sequester. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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