quarantining

verb

present participle of quarantine
as in removing
to keep (a person or animal) away from others to prevent a disease from spreading The hospital quarantined the infected patients. The dog was immediately quarantined.

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Recent Examples of quarantining Sofia and Eleanor Coppola began working on the commemorative documentary together while quarantining together during 2020’s COVID-19 pandemic, with Sofia ultimately finishing the film following her mother’s death. — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026 Some experts advise vacuuming, steaming or heating furniture, and quarantining it in a garage or storage unit for a few days before bringing it inside the house. — ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026 Seven American aid ​workers who had been working in Congo to stop the outbreak are currently quarantining in a facility ​in Kenya. — Reuters, NBC news, 19 July 2026 Defender normally places hard limits on how big a file can be written to disk when scanning and quarantining a machine. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 9 July 2026 Raff said that the odds are low the screwworm will end up in North Carolina, but monitoring and quarantining infected animals is essential to stop a spread. — Eva Flowe june 12, Charlotte Observer, 12 June 2026 For now, officials will be relying on restricting imports of livestock from infested areas and quarantining cattle. — Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 The passengers had been quarantining in Nebraska since leaving the ship May 10. — Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 2 June 2026 In the coming days, some may be able to continue quarantining at home, according to Fitter. — Pien Huang, NPR, 15 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarantining
  1. removing
  2. separating
  3. confining
  4. isolating
  5. restricting
  6. restraining
  7. segregating
  8. jailing
Verb
  • Doctors then discussed removing his tongue, according to Rockett.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The 71-year-old first American pope was admitted to the Gemelli hospital on Tuesday with doctors removing a nodule that was determined to be pulmonary adenocarcinoma, the most common type of lung cancer.
    — Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of removing
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  • The former couple was married for 18 years before separating in 2022.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The novel process works by separating lithium directly from liquid brines.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of separating
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  • Luck was not widespread among Wednesday’s Florida Lotto, Fantasy 5 and Powerball drawings, confining itself to a single ticket.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026
  • If youth teams practiced like the pros, confining full contact to once a week, impacts could fall by more than half, Daneshvar says.
    — Alexandra Pattillo, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of confining
Verb
  • In San Francisco, for instance, isolating Flock's contribution is especially difficult.
    — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026
  • But far from being isolating, a book is something to discuss, to share, to fight over, to flirt and fall in love over, to walk through hand-in-hand.
    — James Folta, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of isolating
Verb
  • The archaic legal restrictions restricting same-sex couples or unmarried women, for example, are acknowledged and adhered to, rather than being openly challenged or criticized.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
  • This may include repairing or repositioning a sprinkler, changing the irrigation schedule, removing standing water, posting warning signs, or temporarily restricting access to an affected area.
    — Christyne D. Santisteban, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of restricting
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  • Multiple women told police that Weinberg lured them to his home, almost always under the guise of a photo shoot, before restraining and assaulting them.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The incident Sunday involved the top fashion executive forcibly restraining two employees of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and putting his hands over their mouths at the runway show for Cos, a brand owned by H&M.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of restraining
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  • Titcomb said that flexibility could allow garment factories to send polyester-elastane cutting scraps together rather than segregating each composition as production lines change.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • One example of this would be segregating cash into envelopes labeled for different purposes.
    — Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 7 July 2026
Definition of segregating
Verb
  • The government has been widely accused of stealing elections, jailing dissidents and stifling freedom of speech.
    — Clyburn Saint John, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Rodríguez's administration denies the country is jailing dissidents.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of jailing

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“Quarantining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarantining. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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