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
Briana Feigon, Architectural Digest, 19 June 2025
The bonus compartment has room for my headphone pick, the SteelSeries Arctis GameBuds.
—Brad Bourque, Wired News, 17 June 2025
Glenn Graham, baltimoresun.com, 27 Oct. 2020
Kushner has not yet been approved to review ‘‘sensitive compartmented information,’’ better known as SCI.
—BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2018
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Noun
The changing station has three compartments: One for a changing pad and two for diapering essentials.
—Briana Feigon, Architectural Digest, 19 June 2025
The bonus compartment has room for my headphone pick, the SteelSeries Arctis GameBuds.
—Brad Bourque, Wired News, 17 June 2025
Verb
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
Kushner has not yet been approved to review ‘‘sensitive compartmented information,’’ better known as SCI.
—BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compartment
Noun
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There was even a big fight early this year about who would be the speaker and who would kind of wield control of how the chamber operates procedurally.—
Fiction Non Fiction
June 26,
Literary Hub,
26 June 2025
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Ramos said as she was carried out of the chamber doors.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
26 June 2025
Verb
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Pro Football Focus ranked the NFL’s top-10 coaches recently — and LaFleur missed the cut.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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By entering the Billboard 200 at No. 8, KPop Demon Hunters becomes the highest-charting soundtrack since Wicked ranked No. 8 on the chart dated Jan. 25, on its way down from its No. 2 peak.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
1 July 2025
Noun
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And the border crisis under the Biden administration only exacerbates the threat of terror cells in the U.S. activating to harm Americans at home.—
Julia Bonavita , Danielle Wallace , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2025
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For instance, Bishop says these locations might include: Isolated locations without reliable cell service.—
Beth Ann Mayer,
Parents,
20 June 2025
Verb
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This component classifies requests and forwards to the WAF just the ones needing inspection, such as dynamic content requests, and offloads the WAF by caching responses.—
Alexander Krizhanovsky,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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The shooting now classified as a-homicide was the third killing reported during a violent weekend in Kansas City, as temperatures soared above 90 degrees across the region.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
22 June 2025
Noun
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There’s also a new two-tone, flat-bottomed steering wheel adding a sporty touch to the luxurious cabin.—
Karl Brauer,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Several travelers suggested hanging it in your shower to eliminate clutter in the cabin.—
Jennifer Vermeer,
Travel + Leisure,
30 June 2025
Verb
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They were grouped into AI specialists (with an interest in Agri-Food) and food and agribusiness leaders (with interests in applications of AI).—
Aidan Connolly,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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Vancouver, Canada Source: A ranking by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) based on an assessment of 30 indicators grouped into five categories, including stability, health care, culture and environment, education, and infrastructure.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 June 2025
Verb
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We were placed most at risk while dutifully taking on the labor necessary to keep this country operating.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 June 2025
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Former Boston Celtics co-owner Jim Pallotta just placed his nearly 20-acre estate on the market there for $38 million, positioning it to become the town’s most expensive sale to date.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
26 June 2025
Verb
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Always open your bank’s app or type the web address in yourself.—
Kim Komando The Kim Komando Show,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2025
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This was one of the many disturbing messages Alex Taylor typed into ChatGPT on April 25, the last day of his life.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2025
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“Compartment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compartment. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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