SECLUDING Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

secluding

verb

present participle of seclude

as in separating

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 secluding Russian President Vladimir Putin has been accused of secluding himself from the deteriorating realities of his invasion of Ukraine. — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 18 June 2026 Pulsing green lights flashed, giving fans a glimpse of Cain before secluding her again in shadow. — Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2025

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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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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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