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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Most large suites keep piling on features, but their foundations remain fragmented and siloed.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
In practice, this involves constant cross-team collaboration between security, networking, IT and legal teams so that critical data is not siloed and can be seamlessly leveraged for defense strategy while remaining compliant.
—Douglas Murray, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The result is slow, siloed and cumbersome for all parties involved.
—Jason Truppi, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
Many people seem to dwell in politically siloed subcultures (red states, blue cities, suburban group chats, neighborhood-watch forums) that drive them to misanthropy, doomscrolling, and, yes, neurosis.
—Jeremy Gordon, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
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Jason Phillips, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
In practice, this involves constant cross-team collaboration between security, networking, IT and legal teams so that critical data is not siloed and can be seamlessly leveraged for defense strategy while remaining compliant.
—Douglas Murray, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The result is slow, siloed and cumbersome for all parties involved.
—Jason Truppi, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
Many people seem to dwell in politically siloed subcultures (red states, blue cities, suburban group chats, neighborhood-watch forums) that drive them to misanthropy, doomscrolling, and, yes, neurosis.
—Jeremy Gordon, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Siloed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/siloed. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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