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
Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
This lightweight puffy tote offers similar features for a low price of $33, including a laptop compartment, interior storage pockets, two exterior side pockets (perfect for a water bottle in one and an umbrella in the other), and comfortable shoulder straps.
—Erin Cavoto, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
The Apollo-era lunar module was a two-part spacecraft—a descent stage that landed the astronauts on the surface, and an ascent stage, containing the crew compartment, that lifted back off, leaving the bottom half of the vehicle on the moon.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
Instead of shading that outdoor kitchen by hanging an external awning up above, ARB integrates its 270-degree awning in a slim compartment just over the side window, maintaining a cleaner exterior with fewer snag points.
—New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2025
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Noun
It’s outfitted with compartments for earrings, necklaces, bracelets, and rings, including areas with snap closures to keep chains knot-free.
—Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
This lightweight puffy tote offers similar features for a low price of $33, including a laptop compartment, interior storage pockets, two exterior side pockets (perfect for a water bottle in one and an umbrella in the other), and comfortable shoulder straps.
—Erin Cavoto, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
The Apollo-era lunar module was a two-part spacecraft—a descent stage that landed the astronauts on the surface, and an ascent stage, containing the crew compartment, that lifted back off, leaving the bottom half of the vehicle on the moon.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
Instead of shading that outdoor kitchen by hanging an external awning up above, ARB integrates its 270-degree awning in a slim compartment just over the side window, maintaining a cleaner exterior with fewer snag points.
—New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compartment
Noun
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Macron additionally outlined a plan to move the Mona Lisa to its own underground chamber, which museumgoers would pay a separate fee to visit.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
7 Nov. 2025
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Directed by Tiago Rosa-Rosso, the film stages a gently absurd domestic scenario that drifts between comedy and unease, unfoldig like a theatrical chamber piece where logic slips and all is up for questioning.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Baptist Health ranked 19th on that list.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Nov. 2025
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The brief also points out that super PAC contributors have been appointed to high-ranking positions.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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There is always a chance the stem cells could grow uncontrollably, crowding out native cells and damaging the brain.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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Alzheimer's disease is associated with the abnormal accumulation of plaques and tangles within the brain that eventually lead to brain cell death.—
Colleen Doherty,
Verywell Health,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The ratings group classifies 17 Republican Senate seats as solid Republican, with only two likely Republican and one as leans Republican.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Furthermore, policymakers and procurement officials now classify technologies by urgency.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Shockley and Maycock alerted the ship’s crew but alleged the staff did not take steps to remediate the issue in and around their cabin, according to the complaint.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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And the movie, with these two sexy people sparring for about 10 minutes, only to settle their differences over whiskey before a roaring fire in a snowbound cabin that looks like a vacation hideaway, has an unironic romance-novel baby-it’s-cold-outside vibe of old-school desert-island love.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Competitive sections for features, documentaries, and shorts each comprise 16 titles, while retrospectives, restorations, and regional premieres are grouped into three out-of-competition strands of 24 films.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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Content of a wide age range is grouped and deemed ‘appropriate for children’ without restriction of the option thereof.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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In the video, the man moves to kiss Sheinbaum's neck and place his hands on her upper body.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Other apparent daycare employees could be seen trying to get to her after she was placed in the ICE vehicle, with one holding a small child.—
Bonny Chu , Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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To search the restaurant inspections, type in a keyword or restaurant name.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Nov. 2025
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In the next few years, the study says workers will be talking to their phones or laptops, instead of typing, thanks to the explosion of AI.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Compartment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compartment. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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