as in to classify
to arrange or assign according to type
we shouldn't compartmentalize the students into such restrictive categories as scholar and athlete, which are not mutually exclusive
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Recent Examples of compartmentalize
What Scheffler has figured out is how to compartmentalize at the right moments.
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Brody Miller, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Horizon Aircraft The 14-fan system is highly redundant and compartmentalized.
—Joe Salas
may 17, New Atlas, 17 May 2025
Having built and maintained a brick wall between his two worlds, Angelo has seamlessly juggled and compartmentalized for years.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 12 May 2025
George Clooney had flown back to Italy and compartmentalized his encounter with the President at the L.A. fund-raiser, chalking it up to the President’s eighty-one spins around the sun and Biden’s own long trip from Italy, even if the President had flown in on Air Force One.
—Jake Tapper, New Yorker, 13 May 2025
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Brody Miller, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Horizon Aircraft The 14-fan system is highly redundant and compartmentalized.
—Joe Salas
may 17, New Atlas, 17 May 2025
Having built and maintained a brick wall between his two worlds, Angelo has seamlessly juggled and compartmentalized for years.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 12 May 2025
George Clooney had flown back to Italy and compartmentalized his encounter with the President at the L.A. fund-raiser, chalking it up to the President’s eighty-one spins around the sun and Biden’s own long trip from Italy, even if the President had flown in on Air Force One.
—Jake Tapper, New Yorker, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compartmentalize
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Geomagnetic storms are classified using a G-scale, which ranks their intensity from G1 (minor) to G5 (extreme).—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
12 June 2025
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One half of respondents say price increases have caused financial hardships for them or their household, with 16% classifying it as serious hardship.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2025
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Teel, 23, is ranked the No. 2 prospect in the Sox organization by MLB.com, which also lists him as the No. 26 prospect in baseball.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
7 June 2025
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And yet the Rangers are the only team ranked in the top 10 in ERA with a losing record.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 June 2025
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This relegated him to being an 82-game player rather than a 16-game one, which limited his value to prospective teams.—
Mat Issa,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Sourcing in this mode is even less robust; Google relegates sources to clickable carets that don’t highlight the relevant portions of its response.—
Ruben Circelli,
PC Magazine,
5 June 2025
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Thus, Israel’s defense establishment formulated a war concept that distinguished between terrorists and the civilian population in Gaza and strived to cause significant damage to Hamas, even if not to destroy every last Hamas fighter.—
Assaf Orion,
Foreign Affairs,
3 June 2025
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The headaches typically occur on the same side as the tumor or cyst and can be challenging for healthcare providers to distinguish from a true headache disorder.6 What Are the Symptoms of Chronic Migraine?—
Cathy Nelson,
Verywell Health,
3 June 2025
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Far too hard to categorize in terms of cause and effect.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2025
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More Entertainment: Netflix Releases Mysterious Trailer For Next 'Knives Out' Film Known as a Netflix tagger, these individuals are paid to watch, analyze, and categorize content.—
Jeremy Hanna,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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While they are legally separated, their divorce has stalled due to Girardi's conservatorship and legal troubles.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
4 June 2025
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Sea to land To separate the sea courses from the land courses, Bost serves a surprise palate cleanser, a dish of orgeat (almond flavored) ice cream topped with N25 Kaluga caviar, almond oil and shavings of aged celery root.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 June 2025
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“Compartmentalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compartmentalize. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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