sequester
verb (used with object)
to remove or withdraw into solitude or retirement; seclude.
are sequestering
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present progressiveof sequester.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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“We are in an era of climate change; it’s incumbent on us to do our utmost to preserve these trees that are sequestering carbon,” he said.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 25, 2022
People are sequestering themselves and nonessential businesses have shuttered as communities adapt to social distancing, the best defense against infection.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 28, 2020
Algorithms are sequestering and creating markets, consumer markets of people who see certain kinds of messages or certain kinds of advertising.
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2018
