compartmented

Definition of compartmentednext
past tense of compartment
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Verb
  • Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor, the Metropolitan Police’s counterterrorism chief, said the attack has been officially classified as terrorism as investigators work to determine the motive and whether the Jewish community was deliberately targeted.
    Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Treasurer Richard Cain allegedly searched for donations that had been classified as restricted to certain purposes but could be reclassified as unrestricted, without consulting with the finance committee or auditors.
    Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • In 2023, the Rangers ranked second in all of Major League Baseball with 143 home runs, and second in OPS.
    Mac Engel April 30, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Earlier this month, live coverage of the men’s final in Monte Carlo between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz ranked among the top three sports broadcasts in its time period.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • If they do get relegated this season, the implications will be sizeable.
    Elias Burke, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Some years are forgettable and relegated to C-SPAN archives.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Our cybersecurity names, Palo Alto Networks and CrowdStrike , got unfairly grouped into the sell-off, but each managed to gain around 6% on the week.
    Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Those teams are usually grouped together in one's fandom, and all the emotions were caught on camera Thursday night during a New York radio station's NFL Draft watch party.
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Nonetheless, Gutekunst highlighted McClellan’s size, length (33 7/8-inch arms), versatility across the line and pass-rushing ability as reasons the Packers distinguished him from other available defensive tackles.
    Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Edward, known for his strong piety, is also distinguished as one of the few English kings to be canonized.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • How to best address the cross-border problem of whose rules apply when validators, liquidity providers, and end users are globally distributed?
    Bob Diamond, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Torres-Ortiz allegedly collected the packages and took them to secondary locations where Edgar Castro Perez and Arroyo-Robles allegedly stored them until the cocaine was distributed further, federal officials claimed.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Having built and maintained a brick wall between his two worlds, Angelo has seamlessly juggled and compartmentalized for years.
    Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 31 Dec. 2025
  • With that, the trio of Joe, Nick and Kevin Jonas come swaggering and smiling from the wings, strolling to the tip of a catwalk together, the professional differences that splintered their brotherly union for a spell neatly compartmentalized for 2 ½-hours of polished pop digested by adoring fans.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
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“Compartmented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compartmented. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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