compartments 1 of 2

plural of compartment

compartments

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of compartment

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of compartments
Noun
Balancing functionality with the brand’s house codes, the bag features two spacious compartments and a zippered one in the center. Talia Abbas, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2026 Similarly, the expansive, expandable stern can transform from a beach club into a launch pad for toys and tenders, with movable furniture and integrated storage compartments. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2026 Olathe schools spokesperson Erin Schulte said that storage locations will feature a locked cabinet with compartments capable of holding more than 40 cellphones. Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026 The organizer includes separate zipper compartments and a Velcro strap to keep everything in place. Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2026 Additionally, many of these bags have many compartments for high levels of organization for your tech products and school supplies. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026 The carrier will charge passengers for stowing carry-on bags in the overhead compartments, beginning in February 2027. ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026 The overhead compartments were damaged, with the lids torn off and strewn across the cabin floor along with the belongings of those onboard, according to news agency Viral Press. Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026 Experts recommend choosing a backpack that fits the child and has two broad, padded shoulder straps, a padded back, compartments to distribute weight and a waist or chest strap to redistribute the load. Cheyanne Mumphrey, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compartments
Noun
  • New York's Food Safety and Chemical Disclosure Act passed both chambers this spring and awaits Governor Kathy Hochul's signature.
    Jesse M. Pines, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Both chambers of the Parliament had voted in favor of the measure, which also banned the use of mobile phones in high schools.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Because humans can readily resolve patterns in motion — when points move in the same direction, the brain groups them into a unified whole — the moving dots appear as faint letters.
    Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Noun
  • That protein then trains the immune system to learn to attack cancer cells.
    Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The vaccine targets abnormal proteins called neoantigens that appear on the surface of cancer cells.
    Aria Bendix, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • This disaster ranks as the single largest one-month tornadic outbreak in Indiana’s weather history.
    John Tufts, IndyStar, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Reid ranks fourth on the NFL’s coaching career victory list, including playoffs, with 279.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Flagship carriers including American, Lufthansa, Riyadh Air and Singapore Airlines are all struggling to navigate the lengthy, multi-year approval process for bespoke cabins.
    Edward Russell, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The Third Wheel room features a twin bunk set up over a queen bed, while the freestanding cabins sleep up to six.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Additionally, the state of Illinois recently passed a bill, SB3484, that classifies and regulates micromobility devices such as e-scooters.
    Narmeen Khan, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Google classifies her device as a contraceptive, which makes advertising harder and more expensive.
    Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The Monochrome cruise missile is based on the S-71 Kovyor and is designed for carriage inside the weapons bays of the Su-57 fighter jet and S-70 Okhotnik drone.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2026
  • River otters are not to be confused with sea otters, which live in the ocean, bays and harbors and can grow to be up to five feet and 100 pounds.
    Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • And there is the other bio—the one ChatGPT writes when a prospect, a reporter, a board director or an acquirer types the name into the prompt box.
    Ronn Torossian, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Velin then types in the make and the color of the vehicle and prints the paper ticket on a portable printer.
    Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 10 June 2026

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“Compartments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compartments. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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