partition off
phrasal verb
partitioned off; partitioning off; partitions off
: to separate (an area or part of a room) by using a wall, screen, etc.
The storage area was partitioned off from the rest of the basement.
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Two squiggly lines partitioned off the east, the west, and the middle.
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Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
The second floor has a fitness center, a community kitchen and dining space, as well as an area that can be partitioned off for events.
—Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2024
Once this bushveld stretched wild over half of the country, but today it has been largely partitioned off and contained behind tall fences.
—Lois Parshley, Scientific American, 1 May 2018
Just drive through the gate and into 160 acres of pine forest populated by bears, wolves, bison, bighorn sheep and more, all roaming freely — although bears and wolves are partitioned off from their snack-like neighbors.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 15 Aug. 2023
The reactions to the aged filter can be partitioned off into a three categories.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune Well, 15 July 2023
This compartment is partitioned off via zips and velcro and can be accessed from the top of the main compartment or through a sneaky zipper in the lower back of the bag.
—Katherine Alex Beaven, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2023
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Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
The second floor has a fitness center, a community kitchen and dining space, as well as an area that can be partitioned off for events.
—Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2024
Once this bushveld stretched wild over half of the country, but today it has been largely partitioned off and contained behind tall fences.
—Lois Parshley, Scientific American, 1 May 2018
Just drive through the gate and into 160 acres of pine forest populated by bears, wolves, bison, bighorn sheep and more, all roaming freely — although bears and wolves are partitioned off from their snack-like neighbors.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 15 Aug. 2023
The reactions to the aged filter can be partitioned off into a three categories.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune Well, 15 July 2023
This compartment is partitioned off via zips and velcro and can be accessed from the top of the main compartment or through a sneaky zipper in the lower back of the bag.
—Katherine Alex Beaven, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2023
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“Partition off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/partition%20off. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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