as in fragment
a broken or irregular part of something that often remains incomplete
if even a tiny fraction of that cookie broke off and fell into the delicate watch works, it could mess things up
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Recent Examples of fraction
Unlike the luxe Louis Vuitton version, which retailed at $2,850, the new Emboss pack can be purchased at a fraction of the price while supplies last.
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Riley Jones, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
While aid provided ready cash, only a tiny fraction actually went to African stakeholders themselves.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
The territory claimed by Jackson is, at roughly half a square kilometer, just a fraction larger than Vatican City, the smallest country in the world.
—Richard Collett, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
Catherine Corcoran, who played Dawn in the first of those hit low-budget slasher movies, accused producer Phil Falcone and producer/director Damien Leone of paying her $8,341 in what’s just a fraction of what she’s contractually owed, the lawsuit alleges.
—David K. Li, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2025
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Riley Jones, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
While aid provided ready cash, only a tiny fraction actually went to African stakeholders themselves.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
The territory claimed by Jackson is, at roughly half a square kilometer, just a fraction larger than Vatican City, the smallest country in the world.
—Richard Collett, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
Catherine Corcoran, who played Dawn in the first of those hit low-budget slasher movies, accused producer Phil Falcone and producer/director Damien Leone of paying her $8,341 in what’s just a fraction of what she’s contractually owed, the lawsuit alleges.
—David K. Li, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fraction
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Additional circumstantial evidence included the presence of Halbach's license plate, which was found in another vehicle on Avery’s property, a bullet fragment that was found in his garage with her DNA and Halbach's remains, which were located in and around a burn pit.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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The two showers are grouped together because scientists believe that both the asteroid and the comet are fragments of a single, much larger object that broke up some 20,000 years ago, leaving a collection of debris known collectively as the Encke Complex.—
Tom Hawking,
Popular Science,
30 Oct. 2025
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The piece is a kind of mash up of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Ezra Pound.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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In a 30-minute stretch, Ekko Barnhill, who was keeping track on a piece of paper inside, lost count of the number of cars that stopped at the building's side door.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
4 Nov. 2025
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Another Halloween fanatic, Janelle Monáe fully committed to the bit by dressing as the Cat in the Hat for her Jennifer Hudson Spirit Tunnel walk.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Use a mulching mower to chop the leaves into tiny bits that can be left on the lawn to nourish the soil.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2025
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Generals capture by far the biggest share of those profits; the colonels and captains who serve under them likely get table scraps.—
Quico Toro,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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Vitale loved it, posing for one photo after another, signing one scrap of paper after another, making one joke about his bald head after another.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Fraction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraction. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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