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 insulated
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present perfectof insulate.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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China's enviable oil reserves and the lead it has taken in renewables and electric cars have insulated it from the worst effects of the fuel crisis.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026
Electricity bills are rising in those oil-dependent regions, while lower natural-gas prices have insulated most of the rest of the country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
Circuit Court of Appeals a judge's decision to unravel its restructuring plan that would have insulated its owners from liability in civil opioid-related cases, according to a court filing late on Thursday.
From Reuters ● Dec. 31, 2021
Meanwhile in China, government stimulus measures have insulated the economy from the worst effects of the trade war.
From Washington Post ● May 6, 2019
This would have insulated it from all magnetic effects or any form of pulse detection.
From Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X by Victor [pseud.] Appleton
