INSULATING Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

insulating

verb

present participle of insulate

as in isolating

to set or keep apart from others tried to insulate their children from the often disturbing news in the mass media

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Recent Examples of insulating Hilly trails and waterfalls beckon hikers, but Lake Superior’s insulating effect means peak color can be tricky to time. — Taryn Shorr-McKee, Midwest Living, 26 Aug. 2026 Anything that protrudes above the shallow, insulating snow cover is more prone to being damaged by the cold and wind or eaten by wildlife, said plant ecologist Anne Bjorkman of the University of Gothenburg in Sweden. — ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026 Forget about insulating young players The notion of insulating young players at the NHL level has always seemed a bit farcical. — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Galvin Green Galvin Green’s Dean insulating mid layer ($229) brings old-school style and high-tech performance together. — Scott Kramer, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026 Many countries will benefit from similar hedgehog strategies that draw on the technological revolution favoring defense, insulating their territories against contagion. — Mark Leonard, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 That means statutory protections for the CDC director’s independence, insulating advisory bodies from political control, and durable, multiyear funding that isn’t held hostage to each budget cycle. — Daniel Jernigan, STAT, 7 Aug. 2026 After all, Madelynn and I had already survived homebound months, an ocean apart, consumed by insulating fear. — Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026 However, conventional electrolytes often react with the electrodes, triggering unwanted chemical reactions that produce insulating byproducts, block ion movement, and shorten battery life. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026

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The individual was isolating, and officials were reaching out to anyone who had been exposed, the county health department said.

— Finch Walker, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
Existing defenses attempt to stop such attacks by wiping or isolating the processor’s prediction machinery before predictions are used.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026

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Set within its own natural lagoon on the southernmost tip of the Raa Atoll, the ocean stretches out as far as the eye can see, with hardly a blip separating sea, horizon, and sky.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026
A couple years before that, the state began disaggregating data on Asian and Pacific Islanders, by separating Asian, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander groups.

— Sharon Udasin, Sun Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026

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