ISOLATING Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

isolating

verb

present participle of isolate

as in separating

to set or keep apart from others rescuers finally reached outlying villages that had been isolated by the massive earthquake

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Recent Examples of isolating 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 The challenge lies in isolating the cause, and one stream is not enough to draw firm conclusions about the astrophysical process responsible. — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026 The MagneDrive system uses magnetic induction for silent, high-torque rotation, isolating the platter from motor vibrations and eliminating belts. — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 There’s people who are still feeling pretty vulnerable and are isolating in their homes. — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026 For the majority of people with schizophrenia, however, the condition is persistent, disabling and isolating. — Matthew Kurtz, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026 The key is stretching your elbow up high and isolating your triceps. — Jakob Roze, HEALTH, 19 Aug. 2026 Practicing isolating these muscles and squeezing them when not in urgent need of a bathroom can help in the longer term when dealing with the need to go to the bathroom without a toilet readily available. — Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 14 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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