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.
have been insulating
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present perfect progressiveof insulate.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Scott Brave, an economist, and his colleagues looked to see how well COVID-19 vaccinations have been insulating the labor market from the negative impact of the recent rise in cases.
From Reuters ● Oct. 7, 2021
As Wenger zipped his club anorak tightly to the neck at the end he may have been insulating himself against rather more than the chill Wearside breeze apparently drifting down from the Arctic.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 24, 2016
