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
But he’s learned to compartmentalize that pain.
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Sofi Zeman
january 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
Having built and maintained a brick wall between his two worlds, Angelo has seamlessly juggled and compartmentalized for years.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 31 Dec. 2025
Swift knows the show must go on and will compartmentalize her emotions for the next 3½ hours of her marathon concert.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
Has that ability to compartmentalize your emotions ever not served you well?
—Outside Online, 10 Dec. 2025
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Sofi Zeman
january 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
Having built and maintained a brick wall between his two worlds, Angelo has seamlessly juggled and compartmentalized for years.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 31 Dec. 2025
Swift knows the show must go on and will compartmentalize her emotions for the next 3½ hours of her marathon concert.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
Has that ability to compartmentalize your emotions ever not served you well?
—Outside Online, 10 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compartmentalize
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The commander in chief has broad authority to personally classify or declassify documents as delegated by proper processes under Executive Order 13526, issued by Obama, said Liza Goitein, senior director of the Brennan Center’s Liberty and National Security Program.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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Though classified as a software firm, Strategy has effectively transformed itself into a Bitcoin holding vehicle, financing large Bitcoin purchases through debt and equity issuance.—
Mariana Trujillo,
Oc Register,
6 Mar. 2026
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Newsweek partners with Statista to analyze four types of data sources to select and rank the best hospitals in 32 countries with comparable data.—
Mark Mondier,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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An additional hurdle is that Mojtaba is not a high-ranking cleric and has no official role in the regime.—
Abbas Al Lawati,
CNN Money,
1 Mar. 2026
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In the Jim Crow South of the 1940s and 50s, Austin’s Black citizens were relegated east of Interstate 35.—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Mar. 2026
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They were relegated to National League South on the final day of last season.—
Ryan Brennan
March 5,
Kansas City Star,
5 Mar. 2026
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Israel has since killed more than 72,000 Palestinians in Gaza, nearly half of them women and children, according to the Health Ministry, which is under Gaza’s Hamas government and which does not distinguish between militants and civilians.—
Adam Geller,
Fortune,
2 Mar. 2026
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Christopher Tang is distinguished research professor at the UCLA Anderson School of Management.—
Mark Pirie,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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Steven Conrad did such a great job of creating something that can’t really be categorized in any particular genre.—
Mike Ryan,
IndieWire,
27 Feb. 2026
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But don’t categorize them as terrorists.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Compartmentalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compartmentalize. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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