quaranteam
US/ˈkwɔɹ.ən.tim/
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New York City/ˈkwɑɹ.ən.tim/
quaranteam noun: a group of people who choose to quarantine together during a pandemic to limit exposure and maintain social interaction and support.
Noun
quaranteam (plural quaranteams)
- A group of people who choose to quarantine together during a pandemic to limit exposure and maintain social interaction and support.
- Two weeks ago, Lichaa and Noulinthavong formed what some are calling a “quaranteam,” loosely defined as the group of people you choose to live with during the coronavirus pandemic.2020 April 17, Saba Hamedy, “People are ditching their homes and joining their friends to avoid isolation. It’s called quaranteaming”, in CNN, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2024
- Once in the quaranteam pod, you will have to adhere to a golden rule: You can't see anybody else. This is an extremely difficult rule to enforce, especially as quarantine drags on.2020 May 8, Emma Betuel, “Quarantine with friends? 5 tips experts say to consider”, in Inverse, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2024
Verb
quaranteam (third-person singular simple present quaranteams, present participle quaranteaming, simple past and past participle quaranteamed)
- To quarantine together with a group of people; to form a quaranteam.
- For those who remain solo during the stay-at-home order – or for those who are in other undesirable living situations – the internet has made it possible to fantasize about who they could quaranteam with.2020 April 17, Saba Hamedy, “People are ditching their homes and joining their friends to avoid isolation. It’s called quaranteaming”, in CNN, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2024
- Considering the risks, the most important thing to do before choosing to quaranteam is to establish trust with the people who you want to shack up with.2020 May 8, Emma Betuel, “Quarantine with friends? 5 tips experts say to consider”, in Inverse (website):Inverse, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2024
Examples of quaranteam in a sentence
- And research suggests that the quaranteam model might be the answer for getting through what’s likely to be months more of social distancing.2020 July 31, Erin Sagen, “Building a ‘Quaranteam’ is Helping People Deal With the Pandemic”, in Shondaland, archived from the original on...
- In closing, we thank our loved ones and "quaranteams" who afforded us this opportunity, during a period that required attention to care of others and ourselves, to carve out time to finish this work.2022 December, S. Harris Ali, Creighton Connolly, Roger Keil, Pandemic Urbanism: Infectious Diseases on a Planet of Cities, Polity Press...
- He made the decision mid-March to quaranteam with a woman he had been casually dating for two months, named Heff.2020 July 31, Erin Sagen, “Building a ‘Quaranteam’ is Helping People Deal With the Pandemic”, in Shondaland, archived from the original on...
- I don't envy him having a mostly virtual collage, but he's making the most of it, quaranTEAMing with his boyfriend and bingeing our parents's streaming services.2023, Ismée Williams, Rebecca Balcárcel, Boundless: Twenty Voices Celebrating Multicultural and Multiracial Identities, Inkyard Press...
Forms of quaranteam
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | quaranteams |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | quaranteams |
| present participle | quaranteaming |
| past participle | quaranteamed |
| past | quaranteamed |
Origin of quaranteam
Blend of quarantine + team.
Words formed from quaranteam
Questions about quaranteam
- What does quaranteam mean?
- Quaranteam means a group of people who choose to quarantine together during a pandemic to limit exposure and maintain social interaction and support.
- How do you use quaranteam in a sentence?
- And research suggests that the quaranteam model might be the answer for getting through what’s likely to be months more of social distancing.
- What part of speech is quaranteam?
- Quaranteam can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce quaranteam?
- Quaranteam is pronounced /ˈkwɔɹ.ən.tim/ (US).
- What is the plural of quaranteam?
- The plural of quaranteam is quaranteams.
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