siloed
adjective
si·loed
ˈsī-(ˌ)lōd 
: kept in isolation in a way that hinders communication and cooperation : separated or isolated in a silo (see silo entry 1 sense 3)
The top team at Mars [Inc.] was siloed and replete with unspoken agendas. Members did not see the benefit of working as a team; they were only concerned with the success of their own region.—
Howard M. Guttman
Howard M. GuttmanOccupy Wall Street brought previously siloed issues under a big tent and sowed the seeds of revolutionary change that have yet to bear fruit.—Nick Espinosa
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As a concept, it had been made obsolete by our siloed smartphone culture diets, by our conflicted national mood, by our mounting despair over climate change, by our irreconcilable polarization over Drake.
—Chris Richards, Washington Post, 12 June 2024
Not to mention that African music and the equally booming música Mexicana scene barely made a blip outside of their siloed categories.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 5 Feb. 2024
One of the biggest barriers to adoption has historically been a lack of common measures and methods, because of siloed development of measures by individual companies.
—Laurie Whitsel, STAT, 6 May 2024
Design is an iterative process of failures followed by incremental successes that lead to the final product, so siloed training and lack of diversity can dangerously limit engineers’ inquiries, data, and visions.
—Catherine M. Klapperich, STAT, 12 Apr. 2024
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Chris Richards, Washington Post, 12 June 2024
Not to mention that African music and the equally booming música Mexicana scene barely made a blip outside of their siloed categories.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 5 Feb. 2024
One of the biggest barriers to adoption has historically been a lack of common measures and methods, because of siloed development of measures by individual companies.
—Laurie Whitsel, STAT, 6 May 2024
Design is an iterative process of failures followed by incremental successes that lead to the final product, so siloed training and lack of diversity can dangerously limit engineers’ inquiries, data, and visions.
—Catherine M. Klapperich, STAT, 12 Apr. 2024
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“Siloed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/siloed. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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