as in to classify
to arrange or assign according to type
we shouldn't compartmentalize the students into such restrictive categories as scholar and athlete, which are not mutually exclusive
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Recent Examples of compartmentalize
What Scheffler has figured out is how to compartmentalize at the right moments.
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Brody Miller, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Horizon Aircraft The 14-fan system is highly redundant and compartmentalized.
—Joe Salas
may 17, New Atlas, 17 May 2025
Having built and maintained a brick wall between his two worlds, Angelo has seamlessly juggled and compartmentalized for years.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 12 May 2025
George Clooney had flown back to Italy and compartmentalized his encounter with the President at the L.A. fund-raiser, chalking it up to the President’s eighty-one spins around the sun and Biden’s own long trip from Italy, even if the President had flown in on Air Force One.
—Jake Tapper, New Yorker, 13 May 2025
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Brody Miller, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Horizon Aircraft The 14-fan system is highly redundant and compartmentalized.
—Joe Salas
may 17, New Atlas, 17 May 2025
Having built and maintained a brick wall between his two worlds, Angelo has seamlessly juggled and compartmentalized for years.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 12 May 2025
George Clooney had flown back to Italy and compartmentalized his encounter with the President at the L.A. fund-raiser, chalking it up to the President’s eighty-one spins around the sun and Biden’s own long trip from Italy, even if the President had flown in on Air Force One.
—Jake Tapper, New Yorker, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compartmentalize
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Geomagnetic storms are classified using a G-scale, which ranks their intensity from G1 (minor) to G5 (extreme).—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
12 June 2025
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One half of respondents say price increases have caused financial hardships for them or their household, with 16% classifying it as serious hardship.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2025
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Teel, 23, is ranked the No. 2 prospect in the Sox organization by MLB.com, which also lists him as the No. 26 prospect in baseball.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
7 June 2025
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California employment grew just 0.5% over 12 months, ranking a middling No. 28 among the states and below the 0.8% growth rate nationally.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
6 June 2025
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This relegated him to being an 82-game player rather than a 16-game one, which limited his value to prospective teams.—
Mat Issa,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Sourcing in this mode is even less robust; Google relegates sources to clickable carets that don’t highlight the relevant portions of its response.—
Ruben Circelli,
PC Magazine,
5 June 2025
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Beyond his accolades, his journey distinguishes him in a field frequently focused on settlements rather than meaningful impacts.—
Jon Stojan,
USA Today,
15 June 2025
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Israel's retaliatory campaign has killed more than 55,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza's Health Ministry, which has said women and children make up more than half of the dead but does not distinguish between civilians and combatants in count.—
WAFAA SHURAFA,
Arkansas Online,
15 June 2025
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Far too hard to categorize in terms of cause and effect.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2025
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More Entertainment: Netflix Releases Mysterious Trailer For Next 'Knives Out' Film Known as a Netflix tagger, these individuals are paid to watch, analyze, and categorize content.—
Jeremy Hanna,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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While they are legally separated, their divorce has stalled due to Girardi's conservatorship and legal troubles.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
4 June 2025
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Sea to land To separate the sea courses from the land courses, Bost serves a surprise palate cleanser, a dish of orgeat (almond flavored) ice cream topped with N25 Kaluga caviar, almond oil and shavings of aged celery root.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 June 2025
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“Compartmentalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compartmentalize. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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