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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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2
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
Because the cardinals are sequestered during a conclave, black or white smoke is used to represent the cardinals' decisions for the day, bellowing from a Sistine Chapel chimney.
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 8 May 2025
The church’s 133 cardinals making the pick were sequestered in the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday to begin the process of choosing the next pope, following the mourning period for Pope Francis, who died on April 21.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 7 May 2025
On Wednesday, May 7, over a hundred cardinals from around the world sequestered together to begin the process of choosing a new pope.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 7 May 2025
Jurors will be sequestered when closing arguments begin Thursday at 9 a.m.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 12 May 2025
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 8 May 2025
The church’s 133 cardinals making the pick were sequestered in the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday to begin the process of choosing the next pope, following the mourning period for Pope Francis, who died on April 21.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 7 May 2025
On Wednesday, May 7, over a hundred cardinals from around the world sequestered together to begin the process of choosing a new pope.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 7 May 2025
Jurors will be sequestered when closing arguments begin Thursday at 9 a.m.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sequester
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My husband was isolating in our spare bedroom, leaving food outside my door three times a day.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
31 May 2025
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Each bar also contained a dark chocolate coating made with cocoa sweetener, vegetable dietary fiber, maltitol syrup, soy nuggets, soy protein isolate, chopped cocoa cookie, sunflower oil, and sorbitol syrup.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
29 May 2025
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Provincial Police confiscated the 1964 Iso Rivolta Grifo A3 Stradale, entered in the Concorso by Thomas Shannon, after allegedly stopping its American driver on the streets of Cernobbio without an International Driving Permit.—
Michael Taylor,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Police confiscated guns, heroin, cocaine and $19,000 in cash when executing a search warrant.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
20 May 2025
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While they are legally separated, their divorce has stalled due to Girardi's conservatorship and legal troubles.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
4 June 2025
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Airlines also often try to separate business travelers from leisure travelers, because business travelers are typically less price sensitive.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
4 June 2025
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So everybody that's in the United States, and in this case in Puerto Rico, without an immigration status, needs to be removed or deported.—
Adrian Florido,
NPR,
2 June 2025
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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission sent a licensed trapper to remove the injured alligator, officials said.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
2 June 2025
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Like many cemeteries, and all national cemeteries at the time, Arlington was initially segregated by race.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
27 May 2025
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Even with limited support for women in racing, Legge opposes segregating women into female racing series.—
Kim Elsesser,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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To do so, the EU could cut off the remaining imports of Russian pipeline gas and LNG.—
David McHugh,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2025
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The final week of the regular session left Democrats angry with Republicans over the majority party’s decision to cut off multiple filibusters.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
28 May 2025
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“Sequester.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sequester. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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