as in chamber
one of the parts into which an enclosed space is divided
a backpack with many handy compartments for storing your camping gear
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to arrange or assign according to type
compartment the responses according to country of origin
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Recent Examples of compartment
Catherine Garcia, theweek, 24 Oct. 2024
In addition to an interior compartment, there’s also a handle for easy hanging from a towel hook.
—Kayla Becker, Glamour, 22 Oct. 2024
Glenn Graham, baltimoresun.com, 27 Oct. 2020
Kushner has not yet been approved to review ‘‘sensitive compartmented information,’’ better known as SCI.
—BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2018
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Noun
Muji's simple version has elastic holders for bottles and grooming tools, multiple zippered pockets for small items like travel toothpaste tubes, contact lens cases, lip balms and floss, and an open compartment for larger products.
—Catherine Garcia, theweek, 24 Oct. 2024
In addition to an interior compartment, there’s also a handle for easy hanging from a towel hook.
—Kayla Becker, Glamour, 22 Oct. 2024
Verb
First came the bone spurs in his ankle and then compartment syndrome (painful pressure buildup from internal bleeding or swelling of tissues) in his calves, both requiring surgery.
—Glenn Graham, baltimoresun.com, 27 Oct. 2020
Kushner has not yet been approved to review ‘‘sensitive compartmented information,’’ better known as SCI.
—BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2018
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Both chambers are scheduled to elect their leadership teams in closed-door meetings.Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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As vote totals stood Friday morning, House Republicans will hold 20 seats in the 65-member chamber.Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2024
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The San Joaquin Valley, with just 39 primary care docs per 100,000 population, ranks just ahead of the Inland Empire, with 35 per 100,000, as areas of acute physician shortage.Sally C. Pipes, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Trump's combination of tariffs and tax cuts — including cutting the corporate tax rate to 15% from its current 21% — would rank as the sixth-biggest tax cut since 1940, according to a recent Tax Foundation analysis.Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Supplementing with taurine may help improve the body's sensitivity to insulin (a hormone that shuttles blood sugar into cells), reduce fasting blood sugar, and support overall health in people with diabetes.Jillian Kubala, RD, Health, 5 Nov. 2024
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Audio clips from Wolff’s August 2017 interview with Epstein — two years before he was found dead in a jail cell — can be found at the Daily Beast’s website.Michael Schneider, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Trust is classified as a 'grantor trust' for United States federal income tax purposes, meaning the Trust itself is not subject to federal income tax.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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Due to this, certain states can be classified as battleground states or swing states, meaning that they can be won by either presidential candidate.Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024
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Singapore said the fresh first- and business-class seats will have new in-flight entertainment but the carrier didn’t disclose many details about the new cabins.Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
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Purple lights swirled from the speaker covers and lighted the footwells; purple light filled the cabin via a single light bar across the dashboard and lights on the door panels.Scotty Reiss, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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In that design, candidates who are endorsed by a county party are grouped together in a column.Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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The indicators were then grouped into four categories: environment quality, transportation habits and initiatives, energy sources and sustainability policies.Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 17 Oct. 2024
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Gong then drove each victim’s Tesla to separate desert areas and burned them, the DA’s office said.Dennis Romero, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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In District 1, John Park and Melinda Liu have pulled away from three other candidates in the race, but the two of them were separated by just 57 votes out of more than 14,900 votes tallied as of Friday night.Jonathan Horwitz, Orange County Register, 8 Nov. 2024
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Depreciation, depletion, and amortization expenses increased to $18.2 million from $8.9 million, reflecting expenses related to new wells placed on production.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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By the time Michele is ready to start testing rungs, Olivia has already successfully placed about four or five.Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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“Compartment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compartment. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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