isolating

American  

[ahy-suh-ley-ting, is-uh-] / ˈaɪ səˌleɪ tɪŋ, ˈɪs ə- /

adjective

Linguistics.

1. pertaining to or noting a language, as Vietnamese, that uses few or no bound forms and in which grammatical relationships are indicated chiefly through word order.

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isolating British  

/ ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪŋ /

adjective

1. linguistics another word for analytic

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Etymology

Origin of isolating

First recorded in 1855–60; isolat(e) + -ing ²

Example Sentences

By isolating the effects of thermal history in a controlled experimental system, the researchers generated data that can be used to evaluate and improve fallout models that have long relied on simplified assumptions.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

It restores Douglass to a living continuum of dissent rather than isolating him as an exceptional voice, and it underscores how fully the Fourth of July once accommodated, even invited, fierce moral criticism from within.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

With no treatments or vaccines available, finding contacts and isolating them for 21 days was the only way to disrupt transmission, she said.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

The individual, one of four people isolating on Vancouver Island after leaving the ship, had developed mild symptoms.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Jail seems isolating as hell, even when people visit you.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas

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