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
Time will tell if the cast and writers can, well, make things a little more high octance around the cubicles.
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
Lockers are players’ cubicles, overflowing with commemorative hats, gloves, custom spikes, food and more.
—Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Startups have long been known for redefining the workplace—swapping out cubicles and corner offices in favor of bean bags and coffee bars.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
One section houses desks and cubicles where agents handle casework and conduct check-in appointments for immigrants navigating legal proceedings.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
The images show rounds of ammunition flew just above a line of office cubicles where employees sit.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2025
In workplaces near and away, empty cubicles gleam and Zoom calls hold sway.
—Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
In the 1970s, the space was divided into cubicles in which leftist guerrillas and their sympathizers were shocked and waterboarded to force them to reveal the whereabouts of fugitive comrades.
—Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
Out of the cubicles, into the aisles Corporate workers at Home Depot are going to have to start getting their hands dirty.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 9 Oct. 2024
Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
Lockers are players’ cubicles, overflowing with commemorative hats, gloves, custom spikes, food and more.
—Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Startups have long been known for redefining the workplace—swapping out cubicles and corner offices in favor of bean bags and coffee bars.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
One section houses desks and cubicles where agents handle casework and conduct check-in appointments for immigrants navigating legal proceedings.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
The images show rounds of ammunition flew just above a line of office cubicles where employees sit.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2025
In workplaces near and away, empty cubicles gleam and Zoom calls hold sway.
—Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
In the 1970s, the space was divided into cubicles in which leftist guerrillas and their sympathizers were shocked and waterboarded to force them to reveal the whereabouts of fugitive comrades.
—Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
Out of the cubicles, into the aisles Corporate workers at Home Depot are going to have to start getting their hands dirty.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 9 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cubicles
Noun
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The repeals still need to make it into the final version of the defense policy legislation hashed out both chambers, but the effort clearly has momentum.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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The proposal requires approval by a simple majority in both chambers, which are both Republican-led.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Your treatment team may recommend radiation before surgery to shrink the tumor or after surgery to kill any remaining cancer cells.—
Carrie Madormo,
Health,
18 Oct. 2025
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Too much insulin is produced, which causes a spike in carbohydrate metabolism, and phosphate, potassium, and thiamine flow out of the blood and into cells.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Visitors can stay overnight in cabins or campsites.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Oct. 2025
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The following morning, breakfast will be served in guests’ cabins as the train winds through the Italian countryside.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Cut hard cheeses in cubes or bite-size chunks, while leave softer cheeses and logs whole.—
Catharine Kaufman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Oct. 2025
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Diane Keaton, the Oscar-winning actress known for a prolific career in uplifting comedies, a quirky sense of fashion, and a penchant for drinking red wine with ice cubes, has died at the age of 79.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Link’s flight simulators supercharging our pilot training with adaptive decision-making under pressure; medical residents refining teamwork and communication in simulated trauma bays; managers learning leadership through live project crises with shifting constraints and incomplete information.—
Joe Boylan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Widespread to moderate coastal flooding was also expected on the south shore bays of Long Island’s Nassau County and southwestern Suffolk County at times of high tide from Sunday to Monday, according to the National Weather Service’s New York field office.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Cubicles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cubicles. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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