as in chamber
one of the parts into which an enclosed space is divided
a backpack with many handy compartments for storing your camping gear
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as in to rank
to arrange or assign according to type
compartment the responses according to country of origin
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Recent Examples of compartment
Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
HeZone Acrylic Organizer This four-compartment acrylic organizer isn’t just for the office.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2025
NBC News, 9 June 2021
First came the bone spurs in his ankle and then compartment syndrome (painful pressure buildup from internal bleeding or swelling of tissues) in his calves, both requiring surgery.
—Glenn Graham, baltimoresun.com, 27 Oct. 2020
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Noun
The best-selling Taygeer Travel Backpack, for instance, even has a side pocket that fits a 30-ounce Stanley tumbler and a dedicated compartment for wet swimsuits or sweaty gym clothes.
—Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
HeZone Acrylic Organizer This four-compartment acrylic organizer isn’t just for the office.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
One flew into the drivers compartment through an open window and struck him in the face, temporarily stunning him.
—NBC News, 9 June 2021
First came the bone spurs in his ankle and then compartment syndrome (painful pressure buildup from internal bleeding or swelling of tissues) in his calves, both requiring surgery.
—Glenn Graham, baltimoresun.com, 27 Oct. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compartment
Noun
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With Republicans controlling both chambers of Congress, the courts have emerged as one of the main impediments to Trump administration policy.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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His party, La Libertad Avanza, holds just 37 of 254 seats in the lower chamber, relying on tenuous alliances with conservative blocs.—
NPR,
NPR,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Leeds United find themselves in the opposite camp, ranking bottom in big-chance conversion rate after converting just three of 17 such opportunities.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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The personal finance website recently ranked the best baseball cities in America in 2025, based on team performance, ticket prices and other factors.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Scientists at Rice University have engineered living cells to light up like tiny beacons, revealing protein changes in real time.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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In order to prepare for the procedure, the teen had to undergo chemotherapy to strip her immune system so her body would accept the new bone marrow cells.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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What Happens Next Both the Cook Political Report and Sabato’s Crystal Ball classify the New Hampshire Senate race as Leans Democrat.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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MacKinnon had a game-high eight shots on goal, including at least two that can only be classified as great saves by Vejmelka.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Enjoy Balinese massages and a Rainforest hydrothermal circuit featuring hot and cold thermal cabins.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
24 Oct. 2025
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There are potsherds and petroglyphs all over, plus an old adobe cabin up in the arroyo.—
Rowan Jacobsen,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The coach will be grouped with one contributor and three seniors candidates.—
Staff,
Mercury News,
22 Oct. 2025
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For the annual Mansion in May show house, design firm Toledo Geller divided a long garden-level room with a pair of back-to-back sofas, grouping small card tables for tournaments on one side and a single pedestal table for cozier game nights on the other.—
Catherine Hong,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Oct. 2025
Verb
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With greater importance placed on controlling the midfield, more teams sought to emulate the 4-3-3 formation and provide greater strength in the middle third of the pitch.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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The California Attorney General’s Office needs to review the proposal before proponents can begin collecting signatures to try and place it on the ballot.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Department of Justice said Rogers sent a total of 37 threatening handwritten and typed letters between 2007 and 2015.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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But because so much of modern life happens in front of us — sitting, driving, typing — these muscles often become underused and weak.—
Dana Santas,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Compartment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compartment. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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