sequestering

verb

present participle of sequester
1
as in separating
to set or keep apart from others sequestered the woman until she was no longer contagious

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2
as in confiscating
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 sequestering People who compost their food scraps and yard trimmings can contribute to reducing landfill methane emissions; improving soil health; and sequestering carbon, according to the EPA. — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026 Some residents have accused the police of sequestering fuel supplies, according to local media. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2025 The continent is home to 60% of the planet’s uncultivated arable land that is capable of sequestering immense amounts of carbon—yet only 16% of the global carbon credits market. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 30 Oct. 2025 The Amazon forest will be a major focus of the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), held in Belém, Brazil in November - particularly the crucial role of the forest for sequestering and storing carbon and contributing to climate mitigation. — Jeff Opperman, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025 Wells for disposing of brine produced by desalination and for sequestering carbon captured from the air could become important additions to this list in the future, according to experts and officials. — Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 15 Sep. 2025 Using this principle, her team has developed carbon-sequestering concrete inspired by ocean biominerals. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025 Billions of years ago, when Earth was a giant ball of magma, dense droplets of liquid iron rained down into the planet’s depths, and this iron rain took the highly siderophile elements along for the ride, sequestering them in the core. — Quanta Magazine, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sequestering
  1. separating
  2. confiscating
  3. isolating
  4. segregating
  5. removing
Verb
  • Video from the area showed large groups of migrants entering Ceuta through the Tarajal border area, with many arriving by swimming around coastal barriers separating Morocco from Spanish territory.
    — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026
  • Since separating, the two have remained amicable co-parents, often praising one another in interviews.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 31 July 2026
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  • While appearing to regulate I-9 compliance, its core purpose is to prevent employers from coercing or intimidating vulnerable workers by confiscating or retaining their IDs.
    — Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Romanian authorities indicted the Tate brothers on the charges in June 2023, placing them on house arrest and confiscating several of their assets.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 19 July 2026
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  • Fatal Influence sprinted out to a lead by isolating their opponents and thrashing them on the outside.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The footage of Anna, for instance, is made public in an incredibly awkward way, further isolating her from her friends.
    — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 31 July 2026
Definition of isolating
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  • One example of this would be segregating cash into envelopes labeled for different purposes.
    — Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 7 July 2026
  • The organizers refused to stop at cities that insisted on segregating crowds.
    — Kelsey Ables, The Atlantic, 26 June 2026
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  • Advocates say the strategy encourages more diverse applicants, like first-generation students, by removing barriers to entry and boosting awareness of the often-generous scholarships available at private institutions.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Harris indicated the markets for those players were not good enough to warrant removing them from the current team.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of removing

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