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as in to isolate
to set or keep apart from others
sequestered the woman until she was no longer contagious
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as in to confiscate
to take ownership or control of (something) by right of one's authority
police found and sequestered several illegal weapons
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Recent Examples of sequester
Jurors will remain anonymous and partially sequestered throughout the proceedings.
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Hannah Phillips, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
The study recommends strategic test areas of algicide and treatments to sequester nutrients after large-scale mechanical clearing of the muck.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Judge Cannon has opted to keep the jury anonymous and partially sequester them during the trial, with federal marshals picking up and dropping off the jurors from a confidential location daily.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, off-duty Islanders were sequestered backstage; some of the couples, including winners Espinal and Bryan Arenales, got their own rooms, while those who left the villa single were separated into groups of guys and girls.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2025
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Ever since graphene was first isolated, scientists have been exploring similar ultra-thin crystals for their unusual properties.—
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Finally, after a holding penalty on Ross erased Morris’ apparent 8-yard touchdown run, Kitchings dialed up a wheel route that isolated running back Xavier Brown on linebacker Elijah Herring.—
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Once confiscated, the plants spend the rest of their lives at the botanical garden, where their seeds can be banked for future conservation projects.—
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During the latest protests in Indonesia, authorities confiscated banners and labeled them treasonous.—
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Two dachshund siblings who were separated for two weeks after one underwent surgery have melted the hearts of viewers online after a viral TikTok clip showed their emotional reunion, drawing tears from dog lovers around the world.—
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As much as Jones has tried to downplay it, the relationship between him and Parsons was a notable factor in the sides’ separating.—
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In 1830, President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act, which attempted to eliminate or remove all tribes to west of the Mississippi River.—
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Branum also alleged that the man was not removed from the flight because of his status as a frequent flyer.—
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The Map – This is easily the most significant, overall addition Borderlands 4 brings to the table over all past games, which were segregated into a dozen or two loading screens to get to place to place.—
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At the time, Miami Beach was segregated, but Black patrons were welcome at the Hampton House in Brownsville, Miami’s thriving Black neighborhood.—
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Notice an uptick in aggressive driving behaviors like red-light running, speeding, tailgating, honking and cutting off other vehicles while on the road?—
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Ragasa, known in the Philippines as Nando, made landfall as a super typhoon over Panuitan Island, in the northern Cagayan province, on Monday, damaging homes, cutting off roads, and triggering landslides.—
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“Sequester.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sequester. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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