isolated
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4.5
- adjective
- /ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪd/
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- And from what I understand, this is not an isolated event.
- isolated incidents
- an isolated instance
- isolated cases
There was few isolated moments when we could be ourselves.
- There was few isolated moments when we could be ourselves.
- And so the Rampart scandal is independent, isolated, somewhat event in the history of the LAPD.
- It should never be made or ruled out on the basis of an isolated test results.
- We have the law giving and the law testing that we've seen can't be dealt with adequately as isolated moments.
- We'll see what happens, but unfortunately, I don't think these job cuts are just isolated to Tesla and it's bad news for the broader economy.
Examples
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I just think this was a very rare, very isolated incident.
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So again, these are not isolated incidents.
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So the isolated star is not even all that common.
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Or is this just some isolated incident that will never happen again?
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This is an isolated incident.
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While one can find isolated exceptions to this general rule, they are few and far between.
Academic text (2017) -
The Vizier's message is clear - this is an isolated incident.
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This is an isolated incident, so there's no reason to panic.
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Most of the townspeople have managed to get out, but there are still some isolated pockets of people.
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The researchers found that the isolated species had unique adaptations not seen in other environments.
Synonyms
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2.1
Not joined to another thing and kept apart
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4.6
Being alone and not with other people or things
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2.7
By itself with no other people or things nearby
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7.0
Happening sometimes and in different places
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6.1
Separate from other things and clearly different
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4.3
Appearing alone and not near other things in time or place
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6.7
Feeling separate from other people or different from them
Found in separate areas as groups that are not connected
Not together with other people, kept apart from them
How Rare
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Isolated comes from the Latin insula 'island', so a helpful image is a single island in a sea of other things. That is why an isolated incident is a rare or separate event, standing apart from the rest.