compartmented

past tense of compartment

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for compartmented
Verb
  • Customs officials said the World Health Organization classified khat as a drug of abuse in 1980.
    Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2026
  • Each meteor was classified based on 13 properties, including its speed, brightness and its height.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 17 June 2026
Verb
  • Trout’s 66 walks also ranked second in the big leagues, behind the Athletics’ Nick Kurtz.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
  • But few surprises will top a Cabo Verde team ranked 67th at the start of the tournament holding Spain – many pundits’ pick for the title – to a 0-0 draw.
    Eric Zillmer, The Conversation, 18 June 2026
Verb
  • Dad’s story was understandably relegated to the D-section alongside the obits of a theater producer and a union labor attorney.
    Griffin Dunne, Vulture, 19 June 2026
  • It’s relegated to a specific section of the ballpark, where groups can purchase tickets that usually come with a community-specific giveaway.
    Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026
Verb
  • The public obviously cannot know every factor that went into the Artemis III crew decision, and to the astronauts themselves, flight assignments are part of their workplace life, like getting grouped together for projects are at our own jobs.
    Margaret Landis, The Conversation, 18 June 2026
  • Agentic marketing gets grouped with categories that operate very differently.
    Manick Bhan, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Verb
  • Meanwhile, the Telford loafer, is distinguished by its refined apron stitching, which brings a subtle sense of originality to the upper.
    Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 20 June 2026
  • No doubt the Cady of this Cape Fear has the intelligence to try the same tactics, but one of the major ways the TV adaptation has distinguished itself from the movies — and has, finally, gotten itself into a groove — is that Cady has worked to ingratiate himself with the Bowdens.
    Scott Tobias, Vulture, 19 June 2026
Verb
  • Inside, five bedrooms, six full bathrooms, and a powder room are distributed across roughly 4,900 square feet on three levels.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 16 June 2026
  • The Buc-ee’s candy that has been credited with fueling the Bulldogs’ offensive onslaught has been distributed in sparing doses in Georgia’s dugout at the College World Series.
    Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • 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
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“Compartmented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compartmented. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.

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