as in fractured
forcibly separated into many pieces
restoring the fragmented Roman sculpture was like putting together a jigsaw puzzle
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as in disrupted
to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly
you can fragment that peanut brittle easily, but how it breaks is basically up to the brittle
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Recent Examples of fragmented
Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
French politics have been in disarray since Macron called snap elections last year that produced a deeply fragmented legislature.
—FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Sep. 2025
The legal groundwork is fragmented.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Heightened geopolitical tensions, fragmented trade and financial markets and pressures on sovereign debt markets play into the risk, the Bank of England said in a record of its latest meeting minutes.
—Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
French politics have been in disarray since Macron called snap elections last year that produced a deeply fragmented legislature.
—FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
Garrett Harper, social and economic wellbeing research associate with the social services office, said redlining played a major role on that front and was further exacerbated as the city was fragmented by its three major highways.
—Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Sep. 2025
The legal groundwork is fragmented.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fragmented
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The story sees the vengeful spirit La Llorona returning, forcing a fractured family to confront their past and join forces with their estranged curandero grandfather to battle ancient evils, before the Weeping Woman claims their children forever.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Oct. 2025
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And once inseparable sisters, Leah and Rachel become rivals in love and motherhood, building a fractured but foundational family whose descendants will carry the weight of history.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
8 Oct. 2025
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These dolphins exhibited 536 altered genes, indicating disrupted GABAergic synapses, changes in the basement membrane, and increased Alzheimer's risk factors, which worsen with each bloom season.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
14 Oct. 2025
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Air travel was snarled during the more than month-long government shutdown that ended in January 2019, hours after a shortfall of air traffic controllers disrupted flights in the New York area.—
Lillian Rizzo,Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Rinsing rice also helps remove any grit or tiny broken pieces that might have made their way into the package.—
Emily Johnson,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
9 Oct. 2025
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The Comfort Cubs are created with love to heal a broken heart.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Oct. 2025
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Consider the open-air Lincoln Road, the pedestrian plaza in Miami Beach that recently broke ground on a multimillion restoration plan.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
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The city approved a record 2,285 ADUs in 2024, up from 1,909 in 2023 — the first year the city ever broke 1,000.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Guterres called for safe access for humanitarian workers, the removal of red tape and other impediments, the rebuilding of Gaza’s shattered infrastructure and funding to meet the immense needs.—
Yamiche Alcindor,
NBC news,
10 Oct. 2025
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What initially appeared to be just a shattered pelvis turned into a heartbreaking and unexpected death.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
10 Oct. 2025
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Aerial video of the aftermath also showed a red helicopter on its side with a smashed cockpit window and debris scattered over the highway surface.—
Diego Mendoza,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
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The cheeseburger is a smashed Fischer Farm Patty with griddled onions, iceberg lettuce, sharp American cheese, pickles and Toasty sauce.—
Gege Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Fragmented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fragmented. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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