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 one-liter press can prepare up to four cups of coffee and the double-walled vacuum insulation keeps my beverage warm for hours.
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Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2024
The sturdy concrete walls, hurricane-proof windows and doors are fortified with a layer of foam insulation, providing extra safety against the most violent storms.
—Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 12 Oct. 2024
All that insulation is packed into baffles, which are woven instead of stitched into the jacket’s main fabric.
—Frederick Reimers, Outside Online, 4 Nov. 2024
The walls are lined with 50 millimeter fiberglass insulation cotton, providing great thermal and sound insulation.
—Toni Sutton, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2024
The sturdy concrete walls, hurricane-proof windows and doors are fortified with a layer of foam insulation, providing extra safety against the most violent storms.
—Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 12 Oct. 2024
All that insulation is packed into baffles, which are woven instead of stitched into the jacket’s main fabric.
—Frederick Reimers, Outside Online, 4 Nov. 2024
The walls are lined with 50 millimeter fiberglass insulation cotton, providing great thermal and sound insulation.
—Toni Sutton, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insulation
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Delicious solitude & deep breaths. Describe your sound/aesthetic in three words.. Eclectic, vibrant, melodic.Amanda Peukert, SPIN, 1 Nov. 2024
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This is a time for introspection and self-care, so make sure to carve out space for solitude and inner wisdom to come through.Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2024
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Graham Kates Graham Kates is an investigative reporter covering criminal justice, privacy issues and information security for CBS News Digital.Graham Kates, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2024
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Escaping the rain, guests made their way down the red lacquered staircase and into the privacy of the Gaux Gaux room, settling into the maximalist animal print and velvet haven and enjoying the endless plates of fries floating past.Vogue, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
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As part of these tactics, China has levied tariffs and embargoes on Taiwanese exports, sought to increase Taiwan’s international isolation, and employed disinformation campaigns and cyberattacks meant to destabilize its people and government.David Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
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The message was clear: more shiny tools that worked in isolation weren’t viable or sustainable long-term.Forbes, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Cost segregation is about strategically breaking down a mobile home park’s individual components to depreciate the asset as quickly as possible.Brian Spear, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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In hours of public comment, members of the Planning and Land Use Management Committee heard from Angelenos who wanted to preserve single-family-home neighborhoods and those who wanted to open the areas up to more development to reduce economic and racial segregation.Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Insulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insulation. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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