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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Recent Examples of compartment
Sophie Clark, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Art Kit: Separate brushes and paint tubes in the top compartments; notepads and larger supplies fit snugly in the bottom.
—Kelly Roberson, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Jan. 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 bodies were discovered in the landing gear compartment of the aircraft on Monday evening, the airline told Newsweek.
—Sophie Clark, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Art Kit: Separate brushes and paint tubes in the top compartments; notepads and larger supplies fit snugly in the bottom.
—Kelly Roberson, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Jan. 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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The traces revealed the chamber was once an ancient Roman sanctuary.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
3 Feb. 2025
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The current council chambers will be remodeled to create new office space for the city administrator, along with a smaller conference room meeting space.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
3 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The Gem State ranked second overall, behind Kansas.—
Carolyn Komatsoulis,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Jan. 2025
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The 15 best Super Bowl halftime shows, ranked Super Bowl LIX airs on Sunday, Feb. 9 on Fox and streams on Fubo and the Fox Sports app.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
26 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Around 350 ninth-grade students learned from 12 different demonstrations and research topics Wednesday, some of which included the science of growing cells, the exploration of bone disease through simulations, deep tissue technology and robotic prosthetics.—
Gael Langdon,
arkansasonline.com,
29 Jan. 2025
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Eventually, the polymer scaffold dissolves and the cells are washed away with a special solution.—
Emily Mullin,
WIRED,
29 Jan. 2025
Verb
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An atomic wedgie is classified as one in which a person's underwear is pulled above the victim's head or higher.—
Jackson Thompson,
Fox News,
31 Jan. 2025
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The movement was classified by periodic pulses, or bursts of mobility that lasted for one to two hours.—
Julianna Bragg,
CNN,
31 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Bad buzz has caught up to the cabin thriller though, which is projecting $3 million and a 72% drop in its second weekend.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
25 Jan. 2025
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Cruise ships often offer a number of cabin upgrade categories, allowing passengers to bid on multiple tiers.—
Richard Sine,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
Verb
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While all of the development’s dwellings are single-family residences, they are grouped into pods of six, each sharing a courtyard and driveway.—
Caitlin Montoya,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Jan. 2025
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Carlson is sometimes grouped with artists affiliated with Indigenous Futurisms, a term the Anishinaabe scholar Grace Dillon coined in 2003 to denote artists whose work offers a Native perspective on the future.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
ARTnews.com,
6 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Just one vote separated Ichiro Suzuki from being a unanimous Hall of Famer.—
Jayson Stark,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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Production eventually separated the two women and booked a room in a nearby hotel for Hassan to stay in for the night.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
23 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The agency says that nearly 6,000 ICE detainers have been placed on individuals.—
Stepheny Price,
Fox News,
2 Feb. 2025
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When a body is located and successfully retrieved, Hoagland said, it is placed in a body bag and onto a boat.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN,
2 Feb. 2025
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“Compartment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compartment. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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