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
Traditional AVs compartmentalize perception, prediction and planning into separate modules.
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Xingjian "xj" Zhang, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Indie execs will have to compartmentalize to get much done, and the deals might take longer than usual.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
The downside, warn many of the officials who appear in Disclosure, is that keeping this information secret and compartmentalized within the government and the military industrial complex could result in an intelligence failure exponentially worse than what happened with 9/11.
—Johnny Dodd, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
Rickards said Burke ultimately found her strength by compartmentalizing Wolfe's violence and her professional wrestling dreams.
—A Martínez, NPR, 7 Mar. 2025
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Xingjian "xj" Zhang, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Indie execs will have to compartmentalize to get much done, and the deals might take longer than usual.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
The downside, warn many of the officials who appear in Disclosure, is that keeping this information secret and compartmentalized within the government and the military industrial complex could result in an intelligence failure exponentially worse than what happened with 9/11.
—Johnny Dodd, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
Rickards said Burke ultimately found her strength by compartmentalizing Wolfe's violence and her professional wrestling dreams.
—A Martínez, NPR, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compartmentalize
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The curriculum guides middle school students and teachers through building and evaluating computer vision models that can reliably classify fossil shark teeth.—
Christine Wusylko,
The Conversation,
9 Apr. 2025
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The International Union for Conservation of Nature classifies the Western Santa Cruz tortoises as critically endangered, estimating approximately 3,400 tortoises remained as of 2010.—
Ayana Archie,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2025
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With a record of 20-13-4, Penn State was ranked 12th in the USCHO.com poll.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Instead, when basing the ranking on objective crime data from the FBI, U.S. News ranked Portland the 15th most dangerous city in the country.—
Zachary Russell,
The Conversation,
8 Apr. 2025
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There followed a surreal half-time chat between Chapman and Poyet about his dismissal, with the game relegated to a sideshow, as fellow pundit Efan Ekoku shifted awkwardly in his seat.—
Tom Burrows,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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The herb once relegated to savory cooking has begun popping up in cocktails, as more bartenders enlist its unique flavor to liven up recipes.—
Kevin Gray,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Israeli strikes across Gaza continued, killing at least 21 people in the last 24 hours, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which doesn’t distinguish between civilians and combatants but says most of the more than 50,000 Palestinians killed in the war have been women and children.—
Sam Mednick and Samy Magdy,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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At least 26 people have been killed and more than 100 others wounded in the last 24 hours, according to Gaza's Health Ministry, which doesn't distinguish between civilians and combatants.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Apr. 2025
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Biologists of many different subdisciplines categorize life in a field called systematics.—
Riley Black,
Smithsonian Magazine,
9 Apr. 2025
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The recall is categorized as class 3, which is the least serious category and means that exposure to the product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences, according to the FDA.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2025
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Since our family has been separated, I have been devastated and confused.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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Those who have been separated from their belongings during the shooting will have the opportunity to retrieve them at a later date.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Compartmentalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compartmentalize. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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