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Meanings of closing off in English

Portuguese
isolamento
Catalan
isolament
Spanish
aislamiento

The act of isolating something; setting something apart from others.

isolamento
Synonyms
Examples for "isolation"
Examples for "isolation"
1
Discussion: Health promotion cannot be meaningfully achieved in isolation from health literacy.
Pubmed
2
Always placing new arrivals in isolation until their health status was clear.
The South African
3
For many people in modern society, however, it brings loneliness and isolation.
The Irish Times
4
Photo: AFP Both new cases were detected in people in managed isolation.
Radio NZ
5
However, mothers in the intervention group reported more feelings of social isolation.
Pubmed
Usage of closing off in English
1
Last week it won U.S. approval, in theory closing off that option.
Reuters
2
Apple's ascendancy shows that closing off your ecosystem can translate into profits.
Wired
3
Huge hands closed around her neck, closing off her screams of agony.
Witch heart
4
My ship ascends the long cylinder, levels closing off behind as we pass.
Halo Silentium
5
She said it with a downward finality, closing off the subject.
Atonement
6
Trees offer the advantage of closing off the area from polluted air above.
The Guardian
7
And more people will join us in closing off the entrance, Martin said.
The South African
8
You are closing off the space for them to speak out.
Ebony
9
A strange cocktail of emotions was seeping from him, before closing off abruptly.
Spike
10
He drew back, closing off as if she'd hit him in the mouth.
Street magic
11
Childs, Sanchez and Palmer - closing off and bolting the entrances to the camp.
The thing
12
The cops had gathered around Kirby's body, and were busy closing off the scene.
Turn coat
13
Amazon is closing off a wireless feature that allows access to the reader's web browser.
Wired
14
Crews now closing off The Terrace at Salamanca Road.
Radio NZ
15
Woolworths has placed a further limit on online orders closing off its two-hour delivery window.
News.com.au
16
Merlin slid the door shut, closing off the wind and the clack of the wheels.
James Potter and the Curse of the Gatekeeper
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Translations for closing off
Portuguese
isolamento
Closing off through the time
Closing off across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Rare