compartmentalize

The ability to compartmentalize, a coping skill that is often learned young, can be beneficial.

From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026

The first Graham showcased how the ability to compartmentalize in politics can be a great gift — a nod to the old maxim that today’s enemy might be tomorrow’s friend.

From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026

Whether it’s a blockbuster trade that brought Doncic to L.A. or an untimely injury that sidelines the superstar guard at the most important time of the season, Redick is able to compartmentalize each day’s mission.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2026

So I stopped trying to be my whole self everywhere, and gave myself permission to prioritize and compartmentalize.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025

Did some try to block it all out, compartmentalize, imagine that it was only one more day?

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

Lynskey: I think something the writers and I were really on the same page about is how much she compartmentalizes and how much she refuses to deal with and refuses to look at.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2022

Irene compartmentalizes and rationalizes her act; she needs to cool down, the tearoom is a breezy refuge, if one she intentionally seeks out rather than merely happens upon.

From New York Times ● Nov. 11, 2021

Whenever Casserly goes on TV, he said, he compartmentalizes his different jobs.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 25, 2019

He’s said that he compartmentalizes, so that if he’s with you, he’s just Dennis.

From Slate ● Feb. 12, 2019

The guide compartmentalizes U.S. history into 10 eras, from the beginnings until 1620 to contemporary $ America, and proposes two to four "standards" of what students should know about each period.

From Time Magazine Archive

The second feature is the nanoreactor's compartmentalized structure.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026

The information is kept highly classified and intricately compartmentalized.

From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2026

But her character’s role is somewhat earnestly compartmentalized.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2026

Will’s objections, based on his past writings, may be more aesthetic than principled, the product of a neatly compartmentalized mind.

From Salon ● Dec. 20, 2025

He had compartmentalized my bad experience into two defined reactions.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer

There has long been speculation that Graham’s capacity for compartmentalizing also extended to his personal life.

From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026

But far from compartmentalizing his faith, as many entertainers do, he speaks of it often, just as he speaks of his family, both being a vital part of who he is.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026

But by compartmentalizing and integrating digital screens to show their inventory—rather than the rows of products—machines can offer about twice as many items.

From Slate ● Feb. 1, 2025

Recent research has shown that closing your home’s garage door and all interior doors could ease the high winds somewhat by compartmentalizing them, according to Smith.

From Seattle Times ● May 25, 2024

Barack, who’s always been good at compartmentalizing, managed to be admirably present and undistracted when he was with us.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama