as in chambers
one of the parts into which an enclosed space is divided
data entry clerks busily typing in cubicles
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Recent Examples of cubicles
Those media outlets were welcomed into the building’s workspaces, though the cubicles and offices are said to be largely empty nowadays.
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Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
The space was divided into two-bed cubicles adorned with family photos.
—ABC News, 11 Mar. 2026
The Boss shows have been highly anticipated at Milan Fashion Week, also thanks to the buzzy setups, from the fall 2023 sci-fi office space filled with cubicles and the humanoid robot Sophia to the idyllic, soothing garden mounted inside the courtyard of the Palazzo del Senato for spring 2025.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 25 Feb. 2026
Visa last year did a #TakeYourDriverToWorkDay event in which Hadjar and Lawson traded the cars for cubicles and participated in onboarding sessions at Visa’s London office.
—Jenna Fryer, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
The kids that sat next to each other in cubicles.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2026
Staffers worked the phones from cubicles festooned with Halloween decorations.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
And newspaper presses, and cubicles for staff.
—Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
This is reflected by there being only one lavatory containing two cubicles near the Diet's main plenary session hall for the 73 women elected to the lower house, according to the petition.
—CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
The space was divided into two-bed cubicles adorned with family photos.
—ABC News, 11 Mar. 2026
The Boss shows have been highly anticipated at Milan Fashion Week, also thanks to the buzzy setups, from the fall 2023 sci-fi office space filled with cubicles and the humanoid robot Sophia to the idyllic, soothing garden mounted inside the courtyard of the Palazzo del Senato for spring 2025.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 25 Feb. 2026
Visa last year did a #TakeYourDriverToWorkDay event in which Hadjar and Lawson traded the cars for cubicles and participated in onboarding sessions at Visa’s London office.
—Jenna Fryer, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
The kids that sat next to each other in cubicles.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2026
Staffers worked the phones from cubicles festooned with Halloween decorations.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
And newspaper presses, and cubicles for staff.
—Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
This is reflected by there being only one lavatory containing two cubicles near the Diet's main plenary session hall for the 73 women elected to the lower house, according to the petition.
—CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cubicles
Noun
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Fighting to pass another reconciliation bill, which only takes a simple majority vote in the two chambers, may be the only way Congress can approve cash to support the war in Iran.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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Residents packed the chambers and poured into the parking lot during a Thursday meeting of the Imperial County Board of Supervisors held to solicit feedback about plans to develop a massive data center without first conducting a state environmental review.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
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In addition, for almost two years, his wife, Deltah, drove Henard to Childress every Tuesday for infusions of Keytruda, an immune checkpoint inhibitor used to prevent recurrence of disease by attacking stray cancer cells that may still be circulating in the body.—
Caleb Hellerman,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2026
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The hybrid system outperformed the algorithm running on its own—suggesting that the biological cells were contributing to the learning process.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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As with the others, Bjorn and wife and creative director Julija’s thoughtful touches are everywhere, from the singular pieces of vintage decor that fill the rooms to the economical (and ecological) construction of the cabins.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
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Bea continued to work on aircraft, wiring pilots' cabins, until 1987.—
Irene Gonzalez,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The find helps explain water’s odd behavior and its unusual properties, including the reason ice cubes float and how liquid water expands as its temperature drops below 39 degrees Fahrenheit (four degrees Celsius).—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Mar. 2026
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This comprehensive travel system includes three packing cubes and a 17-inch laptop sleeve to organize all your belongings.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The airport, which opened to commercial traffic in 1939, covers 680 acres (275 hectares) and borders Flushing and Bowery bays in Queens.—
Jake Offenhartz,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2026
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The airport, which opened to commercial traffic in 1939, covers 680 acres and borders Flushing and Bowery bays in Queens.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Cubicles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cubicles. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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