cubicles

noun

plural of cubicle
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 The teen area features lounge-style furniture beneath a bright four-panel window, while private cubicles give patrons places to work at computers elsewhere in the library. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026 The transition from farms, the open range, and artisanal workshops to offices and large, impersonal, factories was seen as sapping virility—just as our tiny cubicles and remote workstations are said to do today. — Michael Kimmel, Time, 15 Aug. 2026 Everyone was out in the aisles and jumping into other people’s cubicles. — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026 United’s newest business-class cubicles add oversized 27-inch entertainment screens, caviar service, luxury skincare products and multi-course dining on long-haul international services. — ABC News, 6 July 2026 Couches and chairs replace cubicles and sales offices. — Michael Wayland, CNBC, 17 June 2026 The center lies just beyond a corridor of cubicles, past a locked door in a small, windowless room. — Noah Daly updated June 1, Idaho Statesman, 1 June 2026 Millions of Americans treated college not as a rarity, but as a natural stepping stone into the world of cubicles and six-figure salaries. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 May 2026 New arrivals are handed a cup of coffee, a burrito, and a bag with their personal belongings, then rushed through a series of cubicles where the Honduran government records their return. — Caitlin Dickerson, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cubicles
  1. chambers
  2. cells
  3. cabins
  4. cubes
  5. bays
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
Definition of chambers
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
Definition of cells
Noun
  • Best rooms are in lower level, deluxe cabins with river rock, wood-burning fireplaces and private balconies.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
  • In contrast, the entry-level cabins on a luxury cruise ship will have at least a picture window, if not a private balcony.
    — Erica Silverstein, Travel + Leisure, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of cabins
Noun
  • The zooming-out step passes through a point at which all magnets look the same, whether their atoms are arranged in cubes or tetrahedra.
    — Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Tear the loaf into generous, craggy chunks rather than neat little cubes, and err on the side of bigger pieces.
    — Lillian Syme, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of cubes
Noun
  • Yet the bigger story sits inside the facility’s simulator bays.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026
  • This sense of place, of Mallorca, its bays, clouds, Rafa’s family, his sense of ease with them, or his playing with his little son, make for some of the strongest impacts in the series.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of bays

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“Cubicles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cubicles. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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