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
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My husband was isolating in our spare bedroom, leaving food outside my door three times a day.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
31 May 2025
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The recent Russian advances in Donetsk, while incremental, were enabled by the tactic of isolating the battlefield – cutting Ukrainian units from supplies through drone strikes on supply vehicles up to 30 kilometers (18.6 miles) from the front lines.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
29 May 2025
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At one point, cinematographer Adib Sobhani’s camera cranes up above the schoolyard, showing students and parents separated by a fence that Aliyar accidentally locked.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
23 May 2025
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That may not sound like much, but in a market where supply and demand are often separated by razor-thin margins, the impact on oil prices could be significant.—
Robert Rapier,
Forbes.com,
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 4 Jun. 2025.
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