as in separates
to set or keep apart from others
tried to insulate their children from the often disturbing news in the mass media
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Recent Examples of insulates
This insulates politicians from voter backlash.
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Editorial, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2025
In the case of mammoths, the company argues that having mammoth-like creatures lumbering through the Arctic would compress the snow and grass that insulates the ground, slowing the rate of permafrost thaw and the release of carbon contained in this fragile ecosystem.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 4 Mar. 2025
The company says that the fabric effectively insulates temperature and sound, stands strong against wind, and provides durable, UV-resistant performance over time.
—New Atlas, 24 Feb. 2025
Clay insulates the steel from heat—less insulation results in harder steel, so the smith applies less clay to what will become the cutting edge.
—Kevin Chroust, Outside Online, 5 Feb. 2025
Taking inventory insulates you against buying the same thing twice.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
One upshot was Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996, which to this day insulates social media from legal liability for the content — however incendiary or scurrilous — that users post.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025
California also has a law on the books that further insulates people against defamation claims, making proof of actual malice even more important.
—Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2025
That change insulates Johnson from suffering the wrath of just a few disgruntled lawmakers, as was the case with McCarthy.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 3 Jan. 2025
Editorial, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2025
In the case of mammoths, the company argues that having mammoth-like creatures lumbering through the Arctic would compress the snow and grass that insulates the ground, slowing the rate of permafrost thaw and the release of carbon contained in this fragile ecosystem.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 4 Mar. 2025
The company says that the fabric effectively insulates temperature and sound, stands strong against wind, and provides durable, UV-resistant performance over time.
—New Atlas, 24 Feb. 2025
Clay insulates the steel from heat—less insulation results in harder steel, so the smith applies less clay to what will become the cutting edge.
—Kevin Chroust, Outside Online, 5 Feb. 2025
Taking inventory insulates you against buying the same thing twice.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
One upshot was Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996, which to this day insulates social media from legal liability for the content — however incendiary or scurrilous — that users post.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025
California also has a law on the books that further insulates people against defamation claims, making proof of actual malice even more important.
—Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2025
That change insulates Johnson from suffering the wrath of just a few disgruntled lawmakers, as was the case with McCarthy.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Insulates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insulates. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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