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
The company still subcontracts some work out but is planning to start bending its own steel frames and doing its own insulation work.
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Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 10 Mar. 2025
This insulation effect prevents the extreme cold that the Antarctic midge relies on to enter its low-energy dormancy states.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
The federal government helps low-income people with their power bill through the LIHEAP program, and Miami-Dade funds a program that helps low-income homeowners make energy-efficient upgrades to their homes, like adding insulation or upgrading to a more efficient AC.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
To maintain the historic façades, GRT tucked the necessary insulation along the inner walls, which in turn grew to as thick as 17 inches.
—Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 18 Mar. 2025
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Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 10 Mar. 2025
This insulation effect prevents the extreme cold that the Antarctic midge relies on to enter its low-energy dormancy states.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
The federal government helps low-income people with their power bill through the LIHEAP program, and Miami-Dade funds a program that helps low-income homeowners make energy-efficient upgrades to their homes, like adding insulation or upgrading to a more efficient AC.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
To maintain the historic façades, GRT tucked the necessary insulation along the inner walls, which in turn grew to as thick as 17 inches.
—Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insulation
Noun
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In the early days of retirement, many people revel in newfound solitude.—
Kiplinger Consumer News Service,
Boston Herald,
27 Mar. 2025
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The Myth of the Lone Genius The third myth is the archetype of the lone genius, toiling away in solitude and isolation to deliver humanity’s next great leap forward.—
Mark Nevins,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Although France's focus is on how ATT affects smaller companies, Apple's privacy system has also been criticized by Facebook.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
31 Mar. 2025
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Some data will be kept to comply with the company's legal obligations, 23andMe notes in its privacy statement.—
Yacob Reyes,
Axios,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Believed to have lived in isolation for thousands of years, the tribe has fiercely protected its independence, often meeting outsiders with hostility.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
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This genetic isolation, the authors of the study reasoned, suggested the region likely wasn’t a migration corridor that linked sub-Saharan Africa to Northern Africa despite the Sahara’s hospitable conditions at the time.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2025
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And what that did was show that the legacy of segregation isn't just a literal thing, sometimes it's also seen in something small like our celebrity culture.—
H. Alan Scott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
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The company identified a material weakness in its internal controls over financial reporting, specifically in the segregation of duties within its cash disbursement control design.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Insulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insulation. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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