compartmentalized

past tense of compartmentalize

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Recent Examples of compartmentalized Sinner melting in the French heat can be largely compartmentalized as another case of his struggles in such conditions. Ava Wallace, New York Times, 27 June 2026 Up until now the two topics have been largely compartmentalized. Nathaniel Parish Flannery, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026 Cinema is no longer compartmentalized. Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 12 May 2026 So that unit is completely compartmentalized from other patients. Philip Wang, Time, 11 May 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 With that, the trio of Joe, Nick and Kevin Jonas come swaggering and smiling from the wings, strolling to the tip of a catwalk together, the professional differences that splintered their brotherly union for a spell neatly compartmentalized for 2 ½-hours of polished pop digested by adoring fans. Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compartmentalized
Verb
  • Approximately 35% of the state, including coastal regions, remains free of drought or abnormal dryness, and no areas of California are currently classified as being in extreme or exceptional drought.
    Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
  • Most of the filings in the case are classified, with only a brief summary of the matter being made public.
    Elise Spenner, ABC News, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • That ranked fifth among the 63 college FBS receivers who were targeted at least 25 times on man-to-man routes — more than first-round picks Jordyn Tyson and Makai Lemon.
    Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Platform comparability ranked second at 30%, followed by tooling and execution at 27%.
    Zoe Soon, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • The poor performance left Doval, relegated to low-leverage opportunities, well removed from Aaron Boone’s circle of trust in recent weeks.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The year 1980 also saw the Tower relegated to second place in the London skyline when the taller NatWest Tower was completed.
    David Szondy August 01, New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • There was an unprecedented growth in Banijay’s live event business, which is grouped with Banijay Entertainment, where revenues soar almost 50% thanks to both the Winter Olympic Games and FIFA World Cup.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 29 July 2026
  • Based on whether these proteins are present, metastatic breast cancer is generally grouped into a few main categories, such as hormone receptor–positive, HER2-positive, or triple-negative.
    Nicole Pajer, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026
Verb
  • The whiskey is distinguished by an unusually high proportion of pot still spirit, giving it a richer, spicier profile than many Irish blends.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • In an era dominated by physical defenders, Baresi distinguished himself through his reading of the game, redefining the sweeper role by combining defensive authority with the ability to launch attacks from deep.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • The Panthers distributed 47,736 tickets, and the stadium looked about 60% full.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Workers will dispute which tasks should be automated and how resulting gains should be distributed.
    Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Speaking before the Cassazione delivered its ruling, Spinelle had been coming to terms with being separated from his family for good.
    Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • In gases, such as air, atoms and molecules are separated from each other by lots of space.
    Robin Macaluso, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026

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“Compartmentalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compartmentalized. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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