balkanized

adjective

as in fractionated

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Recent Examples of balkanized His work deepened and developed under the responsiveness of the academy and a larger and not-yet-balkanized reading public. — Nick Laird, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026 Angry, balkanized, hostile communities with shattered trust in American institutions — from courts to free elections — undermine the social capital needed for free enterprise to prosper. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for balkanized
  1. divided
  2. split
Adjective
  • Unlike any other roadside stop in the United States, the over-the-highway pit-stop allowed weary travelers to do all these things and watch the divided highway below.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
  • Prosecutors also filed two additional misdemeanor counts of reckless driving and operating a motorcycle without a valid license, along with four infractions that include driving the wrong way on a divided roadway.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Definition of divided
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  • Hailing from the capital city of San Jose, the Costa Rican squad finished sixth and eighth out of 10 teams last year in the Primera Division’s split-season structure.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 14 July 2026
  • The trailer revealed that Season 3 will have a split timeline between present-day Juliette and post-apocalyptic life before the silos were formed.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 13 July 2026
Definition of split

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