Quarantine
Definition
(noun) Isolation to prevent the spread of disease
Examples
“The travelers were placed in quarantine for two weeks.”
“Quarantine starts at noon.”
“They moved my cat into quarantine after the flight.”
“I spent ten days in quarantine at my aunt's house in Tucson.”
“If her test comes back positive, the clinic will quarantine her roommate too.”
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