compartmented

past tense of compartment

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for compartmented
Verb
  • Near the epicenter, the agency estimated an intensity of VIII, classified as severe on the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale, which measures how strongly the ground shakes at individual locations.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The victim was initially classified as being in serious-to-critical condition.
    — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • In just the last two years, the team won back-to-back championships and ranked among the league’s top three most expensive payrolls.
    — Isaac Tellechea, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
  • As things stand, Boise State is the only team ranked in the AP Top 25, indicating that the Broncos are in the driver’s seat.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 14 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • As a rookie last year, the flamethrowing right-hander was relegated to the bullpen in the postseason until the NLCS.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Dynamic pricing, as it’s called, isn’t relegated to chain restaurants.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • That broader attention makes precise terminology useful when different medications are grouped under the GLP-1 label.
    — Emma Clapp, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Although System of a Down is often grouped with the nu metal bands that dominated heavy music at the time, including Korn and Limp Bizkit, Malakian never saw the band as fitting neatly into any genre.
    — Alex Distefano, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Hickel, meanwhile, distinguished the uncertainty facing professional employment from the enduring ability to create art.
    — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Bumble distinguished itself by only allowing women to message first, eventually going public in 2021 at a $14 billion valuation, before scrapping its hallmark rule this year amid declining users.
    — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Among Parton’s charitable efforts aimed at education was her Imagination Library, which has distributed more than 300 million books to children worldwide over the past 30 years.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 9 Oct. 2026
  • In total, 96 groups across the country saw their funding expire at the end of the September, because of a reorganization in the way federal dollars are being distributed.
    — Ciara McCarthy October 9, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • 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
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“Compartmented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compartmented. Accessed 16 Oct. 2026.

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