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adjective

Definition of sequesterednext
as in isolated

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sequestered

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verb

past tense of sequester
1
as in separated
to set or keep apart from others sequestered the woman until she was no longer contagious

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2
as in confiscated
to take ownership or control of (something) by right of one's authority police found and sequestered several illegal weapons

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  1. isolated
  2. separated
  3. confiscated
  4. secluded
  5. segregated
  6. retired
  7. apart
  8. outlying
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of isolated
Verb
  • Data held in qubits is affected by data held in other qubits, even when physically separated.
    Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Then the dancers disappeared, too, except for Abraham and a couple, who separated and lapped the stage one last time before leaving.
    Jennifer Homans, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of separated
Verb
  • The airport bomb squad also responded and confiscated the fireworks.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The airport police bomb squad also responded and confiscated the explosives.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of confiscated
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of secluded
Verb
  • Her mother later remarried a white Dane, and Larsen was raised in a white Danish household in Chicago, a rapidly growing and increasingly segregated city.
    Ethelene Whitmire, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
  • In the 1940s, beaches, along with many other places, were segregated in the South.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of segregated
Adjective
  • In this underdog sports drama by Top Gun: Maverick director Joseph Kosinski, made in collaboration with FIA, a retired Formula One racer (Brad Pitt) takes a young rookie prodigy (Damson Idris) under his wing.
    Ben Rosenstock, TIME, 19 Dec. 2024
  • And, lacking rules to handle these unusual interactions, retired state and local government employees can receive substantial Social Security benefit windfalls.
    Andrew Biggs, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of retired
Adjective
  • Since 2005, the Savage Stone Quarry has mined a mineral called Baltimore gabbro, which is used for road beds, riprap and airport runways, by blasting apart chunks of rock in a large open pit, situated between Interstate 95 and Route 1.
    Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2024
  • But oxygen can arise from other processes: Sunlight could break apart water in the planet’s atmosphere, for example.
    Elise Cutts, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Sep. 2023
Definition of apart
Adjective
  • Wilson County and its cities are among Nashville’s outlying areas that allow the public to buy and light fireworks to celebrate the Fourth of July and New Year’s holidays.
    Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Then overnight lows starting Friday into Saturday through Monday into Tuesday will stay well below freezing with low 20s forecast in Nashville and even the teens in outlying areas and along the Cumberland Plateau.
    Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of outlying
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