cubicle

noun

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cu·bi·cle | \ ˈkyü-bi-kəl

Definition of cubicle

1 : a sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room

2a : a small partitioned space especially : one with a desk used for work in a business office

b : carrel

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data entry clerks busily typing in cubicles

Recent Examples on the Web Vilaythong was working inside her office cubicle about 11:10 a.m., assisting a customer, when Westbrooks approached her, Assistant State’s Attorney Ashley Romito said. — Alice Yin, chicagotribune.com, 4 Sep. 2021 At the same time, more than a few older workers welcome the flexibility of working from home after years in a cubicle, even as some in their 20s yearn for the camaraderie of the office or the dynamism of an urban setting. — BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2021 Nella Rogers was used to all kinds of uninvited smells creeping into her cubicle—usually terrible ones. — Rachel Epstein, Marie Claire, 1 June 2021 At the same time, more than a few older workers welcome the flexibility of working from home after years in a cubicle, even as some in their 20s yearn for the camaraderie of the office or the dynamism of an urban setting. — BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2021 The pandemic, too, has contributed to the notion that demand for downtown office space would plummet as thousands of workers swapped their downtown cubicle for a home office. — oregonlive, 24 July 2021 Seruelo spends about 10 minutes with each person in a cubicle, focusing his questions narrowly on living conditions in Tijuana. — Elliot Spagat, chicagotribune.com, 14 July 2021 The policy—which specifies that masks must be worn indoors except when an individual is alone in a segregated space, like working in a private office or cubicle—began Monday. — Eliza Fawcett, courant.com, 2 Aug. 2021 At the same time, more than a few older workers welcome the flexibility of working from home after years in a cubicle, even as some in their 20s yearn for the camaraderie of the office or the dynamism of an urban setting. — BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2021

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