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
Each brick incorporates the equivalent of two to three T-shirts, offering impressive thermal and acoustic insulation properties.
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Marianne Lehnis, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Wall Street has mostly accepted the bargain: ironclad insulation of Zuckerberg in exchange for rock-solid Meta returns.
—Gregory H. Shill, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2025
The shell itself is made from 1-in (2.5-cm) honeycomb composite that offers an R6 insulation value for the walls and an R7 for the beveled roof.
—New Atlas, 4 Apr. 2025
Aston also claims that the thermal insulation with the roof closed is similar to that with the Vanquish coupe.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2025
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Marianne Lehnis, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Wall Street has mostly accepted the bargain: ironclad insulation of Zuckerberg in exchange for rock-solid Meta returns.
—Gregory H. Shill, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2025
The shell itself is made from 1-in (2.5-cm) honeycomb composite that offers an R6 insulation value for the walls and an R7 for the beveled roof.
—New Atlas, 4 Apr. 2025
Aston also claims that the thermal insulation with the roof closed is similar to that with the Vanquish coupe.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insulation
Noun
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From tech to energy, these careers offer six-figure potential and solitude.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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In an interview with Variety, Majors responded to a comment about Maddox’s crushing solitude and the on-screen violence by asking where the reporter sees violence in the film.—
Hannah Giorgis,
The Atlantic,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This will have a chilling effect for founders and innovators in the crypto/digital asset space looking to build infrastructure, particularly involving privacy preserving technology.—
Andrea Tinianow,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The audit, initiated at the request of congressional leaders, will specifically examine whether DOGE adheres to privacy and data protection laws.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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Long commutes, isolation from friends, and unexpected maintenance costs have turned dream homes into financial and emotional burdens.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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The damages go beyond loss of learning, a dire consequence in its own right: Millions of families, both children and parents, still carry the scars of stress, depression, and isolation.—
David Zweig,
The Atlantic,
17 Apr. 2025
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The city integrated, but block-by-block segregation kept white and Black residents apart.—
Calvin Schermerhorn,
The Conversation,
8 Apr. 2025
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Since 1869, segregation in Detroit public schools had been outlawed by the state’s Supreme Court.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Insulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insulation. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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