quarantine
noun
a strict isolation imposed to prevent the spread of disease.
quarantined
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past participleof quarantine.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof quarantine.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
quarantinenouna strict isolation imposed to prevent the spread of disease.
Example Sentences
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday that the U.S. plans to transport all seven Americans to Germany, where they will likely continue to be quarantined.
From MarketWatch ● May 18, 2026
Two of the exposed Californians are quarantined at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026
If any quarantined passengers develop symptoms, they will be moved to biocontainment units.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
But a top US health official said the 17 American passengers would not necessarily be quarantined.
From Barron's ● May 11, 2026
Each star system is an island in space, quarantined from its neighbors by the light-years.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
