Definition of "insulated" []

• Protected from heat, cold, noise etc, by being surrounded with an insulating material. (adjective)
• Placed or set apart. (adjective)
• Isolated or separated from other conducting materials, or sources of electricity. (adjective)
• Simple past tense and past participle of insulate. (verb)

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• "I would hazard a guess that there will not be substantial changes until the Ruling Class reap what they sow; however as they will remain insulated from the policies they mandate for others will this ever happen?"
• "When traveling with others I think it's easy to remain insulated from a new culture and merely observe it rather than be a part of it."
• "The problem is that basic research and advanced technology budgets are not insulated from the big NASA projects."