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
Don’t allow foam board insulation to contact the ground because termites can tunnel through it into a structure.
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
Nevertheless, waiting and extra mulch insulation can help turn your earthy end-of-season snacks into mild, sweet, and savory treats if only light freezes persist.
—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025
Leaf litter and hollow stems provide critical shelter and insulation for many insects and small animals during the winter.
—Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Oct. 2025
The only downside is that the insulation gets funky after a couple years.
—Jakob Schiller, Outside, 18 Oct. 2025
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
Nevertheless, waiting and extra mulch insulation can help turn your earthy end-of-season snacks into mild, sweet, and savory treats if only light freezes persist.
—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025
Leaf litter and hollow stems provide critical shelter and insulation for many insects and small animals during the winter.
—Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Oct. 2025
The only downside is that the insulation gets funky after a couple years.
—Jakob Schiller, Outside, 18 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insulation
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With his unique falsetto, emotional delivery and irresistible backstory — retreating to a cabin in the woods following a pair of personal and professional breakups to record in solitude — Bon Iver earned significant industry respect and a devoted cult following.—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
23 Oct. 2025
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Once fall rolls around, part of the small town can be anything but solitude, because tourists want to see Camel's Hump Mountain.—
Kailey Schuyler,
FOXNews.com,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Questions of safety and privacy are often argued when drones are discussed, as these little flying robots tend to make people uncomfortable.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Some use protocols that are not designed to protect privacy, obscure ownership or fail to encrypt traffic properly.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Limited mobility, social stigma, and inaccessible spaces make isolation and loneliness a common problem.—
Joni Eareckson Tada,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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This combination of isolation, altitude and temperature is what makes the site so scientifically valuable as a training ground for scientists and astronauts — and as a test site for equipment and rovers.—
Rosanna Philpott,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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Moore said Wilson passionately advocated for the program over the past decades in Brookfield schools, as segregation can still be prevalent.—
Drake Bentley,
jsonline.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Never mind white World War Two soldiers’ relationship to segregation within the army itself, and ensuring that Black veterans couldn’t be entitled to the same VA resources, couldn’t move into the same neighborhoods that white veterans moved into.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Insulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insulation. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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