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
Up until now the two topics have been largely compartmentalized.
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Nathaniel Parish Flannery, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Waldorf’s job, treating critical patients in the intensive care unit, had taught her to compartmentalize, to stay cool under pressure.
—Kavitha Surana, ProPublica, 26 May 2026
Which brings us back to Tryfman’s own ability to compartmentalize her own views from what one expects from a judge.
—The Editorial Board, Daily News, 19 May 2026
Cinema is no longer compartmentalized.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 12 May 2026
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Nathaniel Parish Flannery, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Waldorf’s job, treating critical patients in the intensive care unit, had taught her to compartmentalize, to stay cool under pressure.
—Kavitha Surana, ProPublica, 26 May 2026
Which brings us back to Tryfman’s own ability to compartmentalize her own views from what one expects from a judge.
—The Editorial Board, Daily News, 19 May 2026
Cinema is no longer compartmentalized.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 12 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compartmentalize
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Yet more than half of its counties are classified as maternity care deserts — areas with no hospital or birth center offering obstetric services and no obstetric clinicians, as defined by the March of Dimes.—
Jocelyn Mitchell-Williams,
STAT,
19 June 2026
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Despite affecting nearly 100,000 Americans, SCD is classified as an orphan disease, defined as a condition that strikes fewer than 200,000 people.—
Audrey Boone Tillman,
Fortune,
19 June 2026
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Outdoor recreation has become one of the state's strongest engines of growth, now ranking as Arkansas' second-largest industry behind agriculture.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 June 2026
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This means that compared to other breads, sourdough is low on the glycemic index, a classification system that ranks carbohydrate-rich foods on a scale of 0-100 according to their impact on blood sugar levels.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
21 June 2026
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Elishi said in April 2023 that the Islanders have to make their own beds every morning, though that job was often relegated to the boys.—
Francesca Gariano,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
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The Kennedy Center’s calendar for July and beyond is sparse, with events largely relegated to the weekends.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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The June Bootids tend to be very slow meteors, which helps astronomers distinguish them from other meteors that may appear to originate from a radiant in the same region.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
22 June 2026
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But in the 1980s, when the species turned up in North Africa, a region that had its own distinct screwworm, scientists needed a way to distinguish between the two, said Cammack, an assistant professor and the state extension specialist at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
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While humans thrive on ambiguity, context, metaphor and inference, machines generally perform better when information is categorized, tagged, labeled and linked in ways that reduce uncertainty.—
Sreedhar Potarazu,
Baltimore Sun,
20 June 2026
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On the flip side, HBO’s A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms was categorized as a drama, despite 30-ish-minute episodes and creator Ira Parker repeatedly talking about how the show is a comedy.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
20 June 2026
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“Compartmentalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compartmentalize. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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