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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The primary bathroom, meanwhile, is done up in gray tile from floor to ceiling, with privacy glass partitioning off the bathtub.
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 2 Dec. 2025
Inside the palace, the rooms were dark and very large; in the days of the Heian court, they would have been partitioned off by screens and curtains.
—Lauren Groff, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
Those owners partitioned off the main house, selling it three years later for $7.2 million.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 3 Mar. 2025
Parts of the station’s restaurant were partitioned off, and a drop ceiling was added, covering up the vaulted ceiling.
—Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Three takeaways from the home loss: Rest and recovery
The Chargers set up a makeshift treatment room outside the locker room, partitioning off an area with massage tables and stationary bikes.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Two squiggly lines partitioned off the east, the west, and the middle.
—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
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 2 Dec. 2025
Inside the palace, the rooms were dark and very large; in the days of the Heian court, they would have been partitioned off by screens and curtains.
—Lauren Groff, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
Those owners partitioned off the main house, selling it three years later for $7.2 million.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 3 Mar. 2025
Parts of the station’s restaurant were partitioned off, and a drop ceiling was added, covering up the vaulted ceiling.
—Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Three takeaways from the home loss: Rest and recovery
The Chargers set up a makeshift treatment room outside the locker room, partitioning off an area with massage tables and stationary bikes.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Two squiggly lines partitioned off the east, the west, and the middle.
—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
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“Partition off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/partition%20off. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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