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Her generation was inculcated to cozy up to men in power and treat younger women like competition or pets; she keeps her conscience as compartmentalized as a box of fishing tackle.

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“There were so many doors,” he said of the compartmentalized floor plan.

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We compartmentalize this grief and outrage into the corners of our private lives.

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The compartmentalized containers have been popularized on social media.

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When seismic events occur, part of the rational human response is to compartmentalize, even making light of the trauma.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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