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compartmentalize

[kuhm-pahrt-men-tl-ahyz, kom-pahrt-] / kəm pɑrtˈmɛn tlˌaɪz, ˌkɒm pɑrt- /


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At times, it feels difficult to compartmentalize it all at once.

From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2026

The first lesson of 1901 is that speculative fever is hard to compartmentalize.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

The senator’s ability to compartmentalize, once his political superpower, became his ruin, morphing into outright denial.

From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026

Have you figured out how to compartmentalize what you do with System of a Down and Scars on Broadway?

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2025

I’d been trained my entire life to compartmentalize, to give my entire focus to the situation at hand, and I leaned hard on the habits developed from years and years of study and work.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

To cope, Estrada compartmentalizes, and focuses on school.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 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

As much as the conversation about the Packers keeps veering toward his dissatisfaction, Rodgers compartmentalizes annoyance better than most.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 28, 2021

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

In contrast, Mr. Driscoll warned lawmakers, “our software systems are compartmentalized, isolated and ineffective against modern threats.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Instead, from the very beginning, the law compartmentalized requirements of parental involvement in some contexts and inconsistently applied those requirements in others.

From Slate ● Mar. 12, 2026

At the system level, hardware needs to be compartmentalized by dividing business data into different groups, granting users specific access based on their roles and adding a layer of protection to the information.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 20, 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

As I had in the past, I completely compartmentalized my life and prioritized fencing above all else.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

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

From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026

Or maybe you’re like Saxon, compartmentalizing the whole thing, pretending it never happened.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2025

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

“To me, compartmentalizing is when an individual exercises a healthy boundary, with intention, in service of a value they hold,” she explained.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 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




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