silo

Example Sentences

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Some employees said an organizational silo between Suleyman’s consumer-focused team and teams working on enterprise versions has made it challenging to achieve a unified vision.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

Vocational programs were long seen as places to silo academic underperformers into blue-collar work, administrators note.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

On June 17, in the middle of Pride Month, the Trump administration’s Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration announced that it “will no longer silo LGB+ youth services.”

From Salon • Jul. 17, 2025

But Season 2 introduces another silo, this one with graffiti and wall carvings.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2025

A low rumbling comes from beneath me, and the whole silo begins to vibrate.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman