INSULATES Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

insulates

verb

present tense third-person singular of insulate

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 these segments of the market from the effects of fluctuating mortgage rates. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026 America’s geography insulates it from many conventional threats. — Todd J. Stein, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026 Metal pans heat up quickly, whereas soft rubber insulates against burns. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026 An inflatable sphere not only cannot tip over, but the form factor also insulates its internal components from sharp rocks, dust, and the huge temperature swings from over 93 °C in sunlit spots to minus 240 °C in the shade inside lunar craters. — IEEE Spectrum, 3 Sep. 2026 Meta also claims Section 230 of the federal Communications Decency Act, which insulates social media companies from liability over content posted by third parties, and the First Amendment prevent it from being held liable. — Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026 Some shades also have a core layer that insulates against heat. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 26 June 2026 The lactic acid from the yogurt tenderizes the meat while the fatty mayo insulates it, making for a particularly juicy result. — Editors Of Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 June 2026 However, justices serve lifetime appointments and are not directly accountable to voters, which insulates them from electoral pressure. — Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2026

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Equatic pumps seawater through an electrolyzer, where an electric current passes through a sandwich of plastic and metal plates and separates the water into two streams, one alkaline and one acidic, while also producing oxygen and hydrogen.

— Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
The patented Toowong Process separates toxic arsenic from copper concentrate using a low-temperature, low-pressure hydrometallurgical method.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026

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The defense team plans to employ Othram to conduct a Y-STR test, a method that isolates DNA from the Y chromosome to generate a profile of a male contributor in samples where female DNA is predominant.

— Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
The field is monitored by a superheterodyne circuit that isolates different frequencies in the field and looks for changes in intensity that indicate the presence of, among other things, metal objects.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 12 Oct. 2026

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