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
Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Apr. 2025
Two pouch compartments are there to ensure your phone doesn’t get tossed around in a larger overnight bag during trips (ditto for sunglasses and even your go-to setting spray).
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 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
Our testers loved that the planting area is one large, uninterrupted compartment 8.5 inches deep, complete with drainage holes and room for roots to sprawl and thrive.
—Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Apr. 2025
Two pouch compartments are there to ensure your phone doesn’t get tossed around in a larger overnight bag during trips (ditto for sunglasses and even your go-to setting spray).
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 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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Connolly's announcement could prompt a generational shift at the top of the Oversight Committee, after a push for a younger crop of Democratic committee leaders late last year as the party sought to combat GOP control of both chambers.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2025
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But getting to that point is going to be a thorny endeavor that will test the GOP's ability to overcome internal divide under tight margins in both chambers.—
Claudia Grisales,
NPR,
28 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Last year, Boise was ranked No. 77, and the year prior it was ranked No. 50.—
Ashley Fredde,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Apr. 2025
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The best places to live in Texas 2025 The Woodlands, Plano and Richardson are not the only Texas towns Niche ranked.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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For example, if an accumulation of cells block the bile ducts, a patient can develop cirrhosis, or liver damage.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Human retinas typically have three types of cone cells, which are what allow our eyes to detect various wavelengths of light.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 Apr. 2025
Verb
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How Businesses Can Remain Compliant Governance platforms and compliance partners focus on helping any business, from enterprises to startups, to monitor, identify, classify and ensure that AI is built in accordance to the new EU AI Act.—
Jessica Mendoza,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Of the 23 players in the squad that have made 11 or more league appearances this season, nine (almost 40 per cent) can be classified as long-distance internationals.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But the Transformers star eventually built a rustic cabin.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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All cabins offer room service and the restaurant car serves lunch, dinner and afternoon tea.—
Passport by ForbesLife,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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These seats will be grouped into two areas on the plane — one at the front, and one around the exit rows in the middle of the plane.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
29 Apr. 2025
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Vegetables can be grouped into two categories: Non-starchy and starchy.—
Lindsey DeSoto,
Health,
24 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Start setting up your financial system by separating your personal and business finances.—
Alejandra Rojas,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Xzibit’s filing argues that the two have been separated for more than four years.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
28 Apr. 2025
Verb
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More pressure is put on Harry when Conrad tells him he's placed the entire family in the crosshairs.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Trump announced sweeping tariffs on dozens of nations set to be enacted earlier this month, placing a universal 10% tariff rate on most goods imported into the U.S.—
Callie Patteson,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Compartment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compartment. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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