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
  • The four-star recruit was ranked among the top 300 players nationally by various outlets.
    — PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Los Angeles ranked 32 of 500, with the annual water bill estimated at $952.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • This is not something that’s relegated to a few institutions.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The medical procedures to carry out the injections are therefore relegated to untrained staff, according to editorial in PLoS Medicine.
    — Allen Chang, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The earlier four-count indictment grouped the devices found outside the Republican National Committee and Democratic National Committee headquarters together under each charge.
    — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The concerts are grouped into two-night couplings with the group playing unique set lists each night.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Set the scene Right away, there's a sense of arrival reminiscent of a city chic hotel with a grand lobby entry distinguished by a long, arched colonnade comprised of iron ceiling panels with a grapevine-like pattern.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Colleen Hoover has distinguished herself as a master of propulsive plot.
    — Juliet Izon, Architectural Digest, 2 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 10 Oct. 2026.

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