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adjective

Definition of sequesterednext
as in isolated

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sequestered

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verb

past tense of sequester
1
as in separated
to set or keep apart from others sequestered the woman until she was no longer contagious

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2
as in confiscated
to take ownership or control of (something) by right of one's authority police found and sequestered several illegal weapons

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  1. isolated
  2. separated
  3. confiscated
  4. secluded
  5. segregated
  6. retired
  7. apart
  8. outlying
Adjective
  • The rain Sunday will follow systems that dropped some rain on the region Monday, a bit less on Wednesday and a couple of isolated cells — a quarter-inch on Mount Diablo; about fifteen-hundredths of an inch in Dublin, five-hundredths of an inch in Oakland — on Thursday.
    Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • And because the two isolated genes are found in many other plant species, similar genetic editing may help improve other agricultural staples in the future.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of isolated
Verb
  • Students would have sat on the floor rather than at desks and they wouldn’t have been separated by grade and skill level, like today.
    Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Learning is divided into grades and separated by age and aptitude.
    Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of separated
Verb
  • However, the best option is to avoid having the item confiscated in the first place.
    Harrison Pierce, Travel + Leisure, 2 Oct. 2024
  • The bulk of bitcoin owned by the United States was confiscated from illicit actors.
    Sam Lyman, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of confiscated
Adjective
  • Villa Avellana Who Stays There: Tech entrepreneurs, bank CEOs, music producers, and entertainers The Property: A modern, teak-and-glass villa on a secluded cove with red land crabs, white egrets, and turtle nests.
    Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Loreto, Mexico, is a secluded town on the Baja Peninsula known for its natural beauty and tranquility.
    Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2024
Definition of secluded
Verb
  • Children with disabilities, who are often segregated in American child care programs, are included in activities.
    Jackie Mader, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Schools are increasingly targeted in mass shootings and effectively segregated by race.
    Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of segregated
Adjective
  • Dunkin' is offering all active and retired military a free doughnut of choice while supplies last in-store only.
    Chris Sims, The Courier-Journal, 11 Nov. 2024
  • Happy Joe’s: All retired and active-duty military get a free lunch smorgasbord or a free small 2-topping pizza (plus a free drink) on Monday.
    Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2024
Definition of retired
Adjective
  • Since 2005, the Savage Stone Quarry has mined a mineral called Baltimore gabbro, which is used for road beds, riprap and airport runways, by blasting apart chunks of rock in a large open pit, situated between Interstate 95 and Route 1.
    Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2024
  • But oxygen can arise from other processes: Sunlight could break apart water in the planet’s atmosphere, for example.
    Elise Cutts, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Sep. 2023
Definition of apart
Adjective
  • Beryl is pummeling many outlying areas of Houston that had already been hit by May’s severe thunderstorms, which led to flooding bad enough that 400 people had to be rescued.
    Saul Elbein, The Hill, 8 July 2024
  • For the first time in modern history, such a vast deportation effort is no longer an outlying opinion but a mainstream stance in American politics.
    Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of outlying
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