siloed
adjective
si·loed
ˈsī-(ˌ)lōd 
: kept in isolation in a way that hinders communication and cooperation : separated or isolated in a silo (see silo entry 1 sense 3)
The top team at Mars [Inc.] was siloed and replete with unspoken agendas. Members did not see the benefit of working as a team; they were only concerned with the success of their own region.—
Howard M. Guttman
Howard M. GuttmanOccupy Wall Street brought previously siloed issues under a big tent and sowed the seeds of revolutionary change that have yet to bear fruit.—Nick Espinosa
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Its software organizes and analyzes data in the cloud, revolutionizing an industry once dominated by siloed data and on-premises software firms like Oracle.
—Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 10 June 2025
Clients often feel their previous agency couldn’t effectively liaise with internal teams and other external support, leading to siloed strategies and missed opportunities for alignment.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
Yet, too often, AI is deployed within siloed systems—demand forecasting here, promotions there—with each function operating independently.
—Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Healthcare is undergoing a foundational shift, moving from a reactive, siloed approach to a proactive, networked and smart one.
—Arunkumar Paramasivan, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
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Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 10 June 2025
Clients often feel their previous agency couldn’t effectively liaise with internal teams and other external support, leading to siloed strategies and missed opportunities for alignment.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
Yet, too often, AI is deployed within siloed systems—demand forecasting here, promotions there—with each function operating independently.
—Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Healthcare is undergoing a foundational shift, moving from a reactive, siloed approach to a proactive, networked and smart one.
—Arunkumar Paramasivan, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
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“Siloed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/siloed. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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