as in to confine
to keep (a person or animal) away from others to prevent a disease from spreading
The hospital quarantined the infected patients. The dog was immediately quarantined.
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as in isolation
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Recent Examples of quarantine
Soham Mitra, Lou Robinson and Patrick Gallagher, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025
Last week, in Munich, Vice-President J. D. Vance stunned European diplomats by telling them that the greatest threat to their societies came from immigration and their own attempts to quarantine far-right political parties, not from Vladimir Putin.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2025
Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
The dog will serve a mandatory 10-day bite quarantine, the humane society said.
—Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 24 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Khan had to quarantine himself to save the rest from contamination.
—Soham Mitra, Lou Robinson and Patrick Gallagher, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025
Last week, in Munich, Vice-President J. D. Vance stunned European diplomats by telling them that the greatest threat to their societies came from immigration and their own attempts to quarantine far-right political parties, not from Vladimir Putin.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2025
Noun
Maybelline is currently in quarantine in a warm kennel and receiving care.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
The dog will serve a mandatory 10-day bite quarantine, the humane society said.
—Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarantine
Verb
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The afternoon’s proceeding wrapped in a little less than an hour and, aside from the not-guilty plea, was largely confined to housekeeping matters such as filings.—
Victoria Bekiempis,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2025
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This matters because legislation that was once confined to Texas, could now be nationalized, a development Texas voting rights advocates have long cautioned against.—
Sierra Rodriguez,
The Denver Post,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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As repairs happen, the pricing team, working in isolation, sees sudden demand for this new part and significantly increases its price.—
Sean O'Neill,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Alternatively, providing free mental health services would have eliminated the isolation that some citizens felt.—
Edna Bonhomme,
Rolling Stone,
11 Mar. 2025
Verb
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They were also barred from installing any software on SSA devices and ordered to remove any such software installed since the beginning of the Trump administration.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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Most of it has been public since 2018, but the version released on Tuesday removed a final redaction about the agency’s extensive use of State Department jobs as cover for its agents.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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While there are still state and federal laws that outlaw segregation and discrimination that companies need to comply with, legal experts say this change to contracts across the federal government is significant.—
Selena Simmons-Duffin,
NPR,
18 Mar. 2025
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Hills Bancorporation identified material weaknesses in its internal controls over financial reporting, specifically in the areas of period-end financial reporting and segregation of duties, which are being addressed by management.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
14 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The incident occurred only about 15 miles south of the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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The Pentagon's new policy to separate transgender U.S. service members from the military is facing its first legal test as Judge Reyes considers issuing an order blocking the policy from taking effect.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Currently, there is no data indicating the containment progress of the fire and its cause has yet to be determined.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacramento Bee,
11 Mar. 2025
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During the 2014 Ebola outbreak, containment became a central theme of how Liberians referenced Ebola abroad.—
Edna Bonhomme,
Rolling Stone,
11 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Series two, like its predecessor, suggests that a balanced approach is not about completely isolating work from life, but rather about establishing a dynamic interplay between the two.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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This has hallmarks of emotional abuse – non-physical behaviors meant to isolate, control and frighten.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Billy McCarty — Billy the Kid — played by Richard Gere, is an outlaw who lives in seclusion in rural Missouri, while Blanchett's Jude Quinn shot to stardom and must grapple with accusations of selling out.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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With just ten luxury beachfront villas, the resort offers a level of seclusion that is unmatched.—
Kaila Yu,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Quarantine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarantine. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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