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- verb Present participle of
seclude .
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Examples
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Far from secluding himself and eating lentils between bouts of yoga, it turns out that he was passionately engaged with the world.
Tom Payne: Salinger Courted Fame After All Tom Payne 2011
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He reports that an earlier pharaoh discovered the original language of humanity by secluding two newborn children among mutes until they uttered their first word, which presumably would be in the tongue of our earliest ancestors it was bekos, the Phrygian word for “bread”.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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He reports that an earlier pharaoh discovered the original language of humanity by secluding two newborn children among mutes until they uttered their first word, which presumably would be in the tongue of our earliest ancestors it was bekos, the Phrygian word for “bread”.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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There are even instances in which real life gets in the way, and instead of secluding myself in the back of a music venue, I am forced to socialize with people en masse where no live music is occurring.
Ben E. Kessler: Concert Whereabouts (Feb. 6 - Feb. 12) Ben E. Kessler 2012
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He reports that an earlier pharaoh discovered the original language of humanity by secluding two newborn children among mutes until they uttered their first word, which presumably would be in the tongue of our earliest ancestors it was bekos, the Phrygian word for “bread”.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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Will you be secluding yourself to write this book?
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Far from secluding himself and eating lentils between bouts of yoga, it turns out that he was passionately engaged with the world.
Tom Payne: Salinger Courted Fame After All Tom Payne 2011
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There are even instances in which real life gets in the way, and instead of secluding myself in the back of a music venue, I am forced to socialize with people en masse where no live music is occurring.
Ben E. Kessler: Concert Whereabouts (Feb. 6 - Feb. 12) Ben E. Kessler 2012
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Scott wonders whether the breakup of his marriage sent Britney into an emotional tailspin, and whether some of that pain manifested itself in her current behavior -- overeating and secluding herself in her bedroom, where she spends hours on her computer.
Kentucky town of Manchester illustrates national obesity crisis 2010
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Scott wonders whether the breakup of his marriage sent Britney into an emotional tailspin, and whether some of that pain manifested itself in her current behavior -- overeating and secluding herself in her bedroom, where she spends hours on her computer.
Kentucky town of Manchester illustrates national obesity crisis 2010
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