Here is a Facebook post by my friend, Kari Moe:

“Words matter. Help me find a substitute for the word “sequester”. I have an alternative, but it isn’t short and simple. Every time I hear the word sequester I want to say “Oh, you mean the harmful budget cuts being forced by a minority (less than 50%) of members of Congress who think it is better to fire teachers, cops, meat inspectors and air traffic controllers rather than raise one cent from an oil company making record profits or ask hedge fund managers to pay their fair share?” Clearly my substitute does not meet the “short and simple” message criteria. What do you think is a message that says what the sequester means? Years of organizing for “single payer” instead of “Medicare for All” makes me have a sense of urgency about this.”

In looking up ‘sequester’ in Merriam-Webster.com, they suggested the following synonyms: cut off, insulate, seclude, segregate, separate, isolate, quarantine; confine, immure, incarcerate, intern, jail, lock

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