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
And in England, a startup is growing bulrush for winter jacket insulation.
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Troy Aidan Sambajon, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Apr. 2025
Layers for cold weather will have more Merino for insulation, while layers with more synthetic tend to be best for warm weather.
—Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2025
But that degree of political insulation wasn’t enough to embolden past commissions to even consider a personal income tax.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2025
Christian sourced 900+ fill gold-bonded down from Allied, the most compressible insulation commonly available for outdoor clothing, then ordered 230 grams of it for each of his parkas (in a size medium).
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 4 Apr. 2025
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Troy Aidan Sambajon, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Apr. 2025
Layers for cold weather will have more Merino for insulation, while layers with more synthetic tend to be best for warm weather.
—Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2025
But that degree of political insulation wasn’t enough to embolden past commissions to even consider a personal income tax.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2025
Christian sourced 900+ fill gold-bonded down from Allied, the most compressible insulation commonly available for outdoor clothing, then ordered 230 grams of it for each of his parkas (in a size medium).
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 4 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for insulation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insulation
Noun
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From tech to energy, these careers offer six-figure potential and solitude.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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In an interview with Variety, Majors responded to a comment about Maddox’s crushing solitude and the on-screen violence by asking where the reporter sees violence in the film.—
Hannah Giorgis,
The Atlantic,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This will have a chilling effect for founders and innovators in the crypto/digital asset space looking to build infrastructure, particularly involving privacy preserving technology.—
Andrea Tinianow,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The audit, initiated at the request of congressional leaders, will specifically examine whether DOGE adheres to privacy and data protection laws.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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As a result, people with level 1 autism can develop feelings of alienation and isolation.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
9 Apr. 2025
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Never Lead Alone Economic uncertainty often pushes leaders into isolation at precisely the wrong time.—
Kara Dennison, SPHR, CPRW, EC,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The city integrated, but block-by-block segregation kept white and Black residents apart.—
Calvin Schermerhorn,
The Conversation,
8 Apr. 2025
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Since 1869, segregation in Detroit public schools had been outlawed by the state’s Supreme Court.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Insulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insulation. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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