as in to isolate
to set or keep apart from others
the patients will be secluded until they are no longer contagious
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Recent Examples of seclude
The cardinals will seclude themselves in the Sistine Chapel, cut off from external contact, and swear an oath of secrecy to maintain the integrity of the process.
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Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
Sometimes when this happens, school staff seclude her.
—Dylan Peers McCoy, NPR, 16 Apr. 2025
Photo : Andrew Pogue The home is secluded in a dense forest near the water.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 16 Apr. 2025
The online reports were required to include a host of data ranging from chronic absenteeism rates to the number of students handcuffed to the number of students restrained or secluded.
—Melanie Asmar, The Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2025
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Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
Sometimes when this happens, school staff seclude her.
—Dylan Peers McCoy, NPR, 16 Apr. 2025
Photo : Andrew Pogue The home is secluded in a dense forest near the water.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 16 Apr. 2025
The online reports were required to include a host of data ranging from chronic absenteeism rates to the number of students handcuffed to the number of students restrained or secluded.
—Melanie Asmar, The Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seclude
Verb
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He is isolated in Sweden — far away from coaching candidates, far away from Penguins assistant GM Jason Spezza — left to find his next coach on a schedule six hours ahead of Eastern Time.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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Extreme anxiety and extreme depression is isolating.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
18 May 2025
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The couples who were separated in the show — like Jack and Kate, Desmond and Penny and Sawyer and Juliet — all reunited in those flashes.—
Julie Tremaine,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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The two are separated by an Interstate 95 overpass and the complex intersection of South Miami Avenue, South Dixie Highway, Brickell Avenue and Southwest 26th Road.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
23 May 2025
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Like many cemeteries, and all national cemeteries at the time, Arlington was initially segregated by race.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
27 May 2025
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Even with limited support for women in racing, Legge opposes segregating women into female racing series.—
Kim Elsesser,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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“Seclude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seclude. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
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