as in to classify
to arrange or assign according to type
we shouldn't compartmentalize the students into such restrictive categories as scholar and athlete, which are not mutually exclusive
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Recent Examples of compartmentalize
This practice of compartmentalizing my thinking has significantly boosted my productivity.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
To guard against Russian penetration, Kondratyuk compartmentalized new teams within HUR, recruiting for them only officers under 30, with no memory of the Soviet Union and who only knew an independent Ukraine.
—Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 17 Jan. 2025
While men are often encouraged to integrate work and family, women are expected to compartmentalize, downplay or even hide their roles as mothers as a weakness or obstacle to their careers.
—Patricia Nagy, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
These personal challenges inevitably influence workplace performance, even when employees try to compartmentalize them.
—Kara Dennison, Sphr, Cprw, Ec, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for compartmentalize
Expert Panel®, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
To guard against Russian penetration, Kondratyuk compartmentalized new teams within HUR, recruiting for them only officers under 30, with no memory of the Soviet Union and who only knew an independent Ukraine.
—Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 17 Jan. 2025
While men are often encouraged to integrate work and family, women are expected to compartmentalize, downplay or even hide their roles as mothers as a weakness or obstacle to their careers.
—Patricia Nagy, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
These personal challenges inevitably influence workplace performance, even when employees try to compartmentalize them.
—Kara Dennison, Sphr, Cprw, Ec, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for compartmentalize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compartmentalize
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Our writers picked a few obvious candidates (anytime Lamar Jackson-Patrick Mahomes clash in any year classifies as must-see).—
Dan Pompei,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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Based on double-occupancy stateroom bookings, groups typically need to have a minimum of five to eight cabins to be classified as a group.—
Linnea Bailey,
Southern Living,
18 May 2025
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The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units, compiled by Luminate.—
Keith Caulfield,
Billboard,
25 May 2025
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The Newport Beach International Boat Show ranked No. 1.—
Kendrick Marshall,
Sacbee.com,
25 May 2025
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The subtle hum of intricate mechanics, the remarkably articulate gesture of a synthetic limb, the disquieting echo of human movement – humanoid robots are no longer relegated to the realm of fiction.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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The clinic — the Coachella Valley’s only full-service fertility center and IVF lab, according to its website — had been relegated to a crime scene.—
Rebecca Plevin,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2025
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In his book The Spirit Molecule, about the first modern study that administered DMT to humans, the psychiatrist Rick Strassman uses a TV metaphor to distinguish the drug’s effects from those of other psychoactive substances.—
Andy Greenberg,
Wired News,
22 May 2025
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With the right intelligence, firms can distinguish fraudsters from legitimate customers and still deliver great digital journeys.—
Christer Holloman,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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According to a GoFundMe page set up in her name, Phelan was eventually diagnosed with a grade 4 malignant brain tumor that was categorized as a glioma, a growth of cells that starts in the brain or spinal cord, according to the Mayo Clinic.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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The researchers categorized species by class and climate change risks, designated by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.—
Sharon Udasin,
The Hill,
20 May 2025
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At one point, cinematographer Adib Sobhani’s camera cranes up above the schoolyard, showing students and parents separated by a fence that Aliyar accidentally locked.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
23 May 2025
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The couples who were separated in the show — like Jack and Kate, Desmond and Penny and Sawyer and Juliet — all reunited in those flashes.—
Julie Tremaine,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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“Compartmentalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compartmentalize. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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