Definition of "isolated" []

• Separated from others; solitary or singular: Reporters in the field observed isolated instances of rebellion. (adjective)

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• "Marker had published various studies on diosgenin, a saponin isolated from a Mexican yam species of the genus Dioscorea, and had discovered how to synthesize the human hormone testosterone and progesterone from diosgenin."
• "A Liverpool police spokesman says police are taking swift and robust action to what he calls "isolated outbreaks of disorder.""
• "Ben Venue's Mr. Kurtz said the company immediately began an investigation of the container, which he called an "isolated incident," and reported the incident to the police."