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aloneness, insulation, privacy, secludedness, seclusion, segregation, separateness, sequestration, solitariness, solitude
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Last year, in an effort to end its global isolation, Pakistan agreed to help the United States end its war in Afghanistan by delivering the Taliban leadership to the table for peace talks. — Maria Abi-habib, New York Times, "Pakistan Runs Out of Options as India Tightens Grip on Kashmir," 9 Aug. 2019 The advice grandparents may have received from their own doctors — lessen your isolation and increase activity for a healthier mind and body — can also apply to those grandchildren. — Ron Seifer, sun-sentinel.com, "Got the grandkids? Try getting out into nature | Opinion," 9 Aug. 2019 Normally, LaRochelle would have completed his isolation in-country, either in Nyankunde or at a hospital in Beni, a town about 100 miles south, near Virunga National Park, which had all the latest experimental medicines. — Jacqueline Detwiler, Popular Mechanics, "The Airplanes That Rescue Ebola Patients," 5 July 2019 The indictment increased his international isolation but didn’t prevent him from traveling. — Sarah El Deeb, The Seattle Times, "Sudan leader’s iron grip finally slips amid protests," 12 Apr. 2019 Over the centuries, the region drew iron miners, sheepherders, and alpinists, but its isolation dissuaded many from planting roots. — John Briley, National Geographic, "3 amazing outdoor adventures in Slovenia," 9 Apr. 2019 What makes it a great and moving film, though, is the extraordinary connection between Will and Tom, who are as quiet and direct with each other in their isolation as the forest is with them. — J.r. Jones, Chicago Reader, "Leave No Trace approaches homelessness on the most intimate terms," 11 July 2018 George Clooney and Sandra Bullock face the terror of isolation in space. — Mike Hughes, Cincinnati.com, "Take one giant leap to the couch: Here's the Apollo 11 anniversary TV schedule," 17 July 2019 Experts say the high-intensity camaraderie of the wildfire season can be followed by months of isolation in the offseason and sometimes money concerns without a steady paycheck. — USA TODAY, "Penal farm to produce farm, music under the sea: News from around our 50 states," 16 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'isolation.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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