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tried to insulate their children from the often disturbing news in the mass media
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Recent Examples of insulated
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
1 July 2026
In-floor radiant heat plus insulated tanks for four-season travel.
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Kris Millgate,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
On warm days, an insulated shopping bag or cooler can help preserve meats, dairy products, and other perishables during the drive home.
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Alesandra Dubin,
Southern Living,
29 June 2026
Luckily, the food was delivered in the afternoon and it was packed with plenty of ice packs in an insulated delivery bag.
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Marisa Malanga,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 June 2026
Last week, the 500,000-square-foot insulated warehouse, located in an industrial park between the 5 Freeway and a Union Pacific railroad terminal, caught fire while work was reportedly being done to rooftop solar panels.
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Jazmin Alvarado,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
This insulated water bottle can keep drinks cold for up to 7 hours and iced for up to 32, according to the brand.
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Clara McMahon,
PEOPLE,
25 June 2026
Cities where condos skew to the higher end, like Bal Harbour or Surfside, may be more insulated from these changes.
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Catherine Odom,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
The rich world shouldn't feel insulated from this.
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Tim Bajarin,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Kelly Fleming,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
That’s when Champion made thick cotton tops with hoods to help keep butchers warm in meat lockers and construction crews insulated during periods of cold outdoor labor.
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Faran Krentcil,
InStyle,
1 July 2026
The self-image of a predominantly Anglo civilization on the far side of the world—a distant, lucky country insulated from global conflict—no longer holds.
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Oscar Schwartz,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Trump has been probing the limits of his executive power, including over agencies designed to be insulated from political influence.
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Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
The decision from the high court expands the president's power over many independent boards and commissions, which Congress had insulated from political pressure by saying their members could only be removed by the president for cause.
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Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
But to do its job well, the Fed needs to be insulated from outside political forces.
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Elizabeth C. Tippett,
The Conversation,
29 June 2026
The flames got inside, which is insulated, and slowly burned through 85 million pounds of food and goods inside for eight days.
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Carlos De Loera,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
In Britain, for instance, which has been long accustomed to cool summers and dark, rainy winters, older houses like mine are poorly insulated and often leave inhabitants baking when outside temperatures climb.
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Beth Gardiner,
The Atlantic,
26 June 2026
Adjective
Smaller, portable coolers are easier to carry to the beach or park with big groups, while insulated lunch boxes and soft-sided coolers are ideal for smaller groups or solo outings.
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Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
1 July 2026
In-floor radiant heat plus insulated tanks for four-season travel.
—
Kris Millgate,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
On warm days, an insulated shopping bag or cooler can help preserve meats, dairy products, and other perishables during the drive home.
—
Alesandra Dubin,
Southern Living,
29 June 2026
Luckily, the food was delivered in the afternoon and it was packed with plenty of ice packs in an insulated delivery bag.
—
Marisa Malanga,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 June 2026
Last week, the 500,000-square-foot insulated warehouse, located in an industrial park between the 5 Freeway and a Union Pacific railroad terminal, caught fire while work was reportedly being done to rooftop solar panels.
—
Jazmin Alvarado,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
This insulated water bottle can keep drinks cold for up to 7 hours and iced for up to 32, according to the brand.
—
Clara McMahon,
PEOPLE,
25 June 2026
Cities where condos skew to the higher end, like Bal Harbour or Surfside, may be more insulated from these changes.
—
Catherine Odom,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
The rich world shouldn't feel insulated from this.
—
Tim Bajarin,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Verb
The region’s power sector isn't insulated from this crisis, it's exposed to the same risk it's supposed to help solve.
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Kelly Fleming,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
That’s when Champion made thick cotton tops with hoods to help keep butchers warm in meat lockers and construction crews insulated during periods of cold outdoor labor.
—
Faran Krentcil,
InStyle,
1 July 2026
The self-image of a predominantly Anglo civilization on the far side of the world—a distant, lucky country insulated from global conflict—no longer holds.
—
Oscar Schwartz,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Trump has been probing the limits of his executive power, including over agencies designed to be insulated from political influence.
—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
The decision from the high court expands the president's power over many independent boards and commissions, which Congress had insulated from political pressure by saying their members could only be removed by the president for cause.
—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
But to do its job well, the Fed needs to be insulated from outside political forces.
—
Elizabeth C. Tippett,
The Conversation,
29 June 2026
The flames got inside, which is insulated, and slowly burned through 85 million pounds of food and goods inside for eight days.
—
Carlos De Loera,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
In Britain, for instance, which has been long accustomed to cool summers and dark, rainy winters, older houses like mine are poorly insulated and often leave inhabitants baking when outside temperatures climb.
—
Beth Gardiner,
The Atlantic,
26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insulated
Adjective
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Keep a distance from tall, isolated trees or other elevated objects.
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This is no longer an isolated contamination event but a broader patterns that is reflecting back human chemical usage in ways that were not anticipated when modern wastewater systems were designed.
Verb
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Faster clinical brain imaging The new design removes one of the biggest bottlenecks in conventional computer architecture, where memory and processors are physically separated.
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Instead, Hargitay learned at age 30 that her bio-dad was Italian entertainer Nelson Sardelli — Giovanna Sardelli’s father — with whom Mansfield had a brief relationship while separated from Mickey Hargitay in the early 1960s.
Adjective
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The opening moments of this penultimate episode evoke enough genuine idealism and hope to feel like a rare breath of fresh air, holding the hermetic nastiness of the series in sharp relief.
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The idea was first proposed by Cicero and lived on through the hermetic tradition.
Adjective
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Another work looked at a cloistered nerd and his obsessive hobbies.
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The conservation effort is also rooted in faith as the cloistered community is inspired in part by Laudato Si', a 2015 encyclical from Pope Francis calling for environmental stewardship.
Adjective
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Without daily contact with peers, some children become more withdrawn, lonely or emotionally flat.
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Blatter also suggested that Infantino, like a lot of dictators, has started acting withdrawn.
Adjective
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This drag fellowship begins to wreak havoc in the secluded state that echoes medieval times.
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For time on the water, a private yacht charter is one of the few ways to reach the peninsula's most secluded coves, which are inaccessible by car.
Adjective
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Businesses can also partner with the nonprofit, while current and retired officers in need are encouraged to reach out directly for help.
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The 72-year-old retired teacher drove nine hours from western Massachusetts to the nation's capital, bringing 300 miniature maple syrup bottles and children's coloring books to help stock the state's booth.
Adjective
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The Mosier Valley community was promised Mosier Valley Park in 2014, to be built on what was the site of the segregated Mosier Valley School.
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Historically in Chicago, parent fundraising has been a story of have versus have-not schools, a dynamic threatening to drive deeper inequity in a segregated district.
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“Insulated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insulated. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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