insulate
verb (used with object)
to cover, line, or separate with a material that prevents or reduces the passage, transfer, or leakage of heat, electricity, or sound.
are insulating
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present progressiveof insulate.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Right now we are insulating our children from work, on average until they’re in their mid-20s, and by then lots of them turn out not to be able to learn how to do it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
For now, European programs are insulating workers from the consequences.
From New York Times ● Jul. 3, 2020
Here, the top and bottom surfaces are insulating, and the others are conducting.
From Nature ● Dec. 17, 2019
Professional equity managers are insulating their portfolios, but for the most part, fear of missing out is beating out fear of getting decimated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2019
"Not only is there a likelihood we are insulating the insect queen's hibernaculum, the snowpack also protects the trees and it protects the roots," said Demain.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 30, 2012
