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
These frequencies, Weber argued, had to be large, as gravitational waves passing through them would only induce a size change of a fraction-of-a-proton’s width.
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Big Think, 7 Nov. 2025
The amount seized is believed to be a fraction of the total contraband circulating in the prison system.
—Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
But in 2024, a dry year on the Salt, the city could only manage a fraction of that conservation (1,000 acre-feet).
—Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
By comparison, a tiny home or modular small-scale unit can be produced at a fraction of the cost and time, at roughly $75,000 to $100,000 per unit and in just six to eight months.
—Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 6 Nov. 2025
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Big Think, 7 Nov. 2025
The amount seized is believed to be a fraction of the total contraband circulating in the prison system.
—Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
But in 2024, a dry year on the Salt, the city could only manage a fraction of that conservation (1,000 acre-feet).
—Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
By comparison, a tiny home or modular small-scale unit can be produced at a fraction of the cost and time, at roughly $75,000 to $100,000 per unit and in just six to eight months.
—Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fraction
Noun
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Doctors were reportedly unable to remove some of the bullet fragments from his face, and a bone near his eye was also broken.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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People from the Kansas City area who boarded the ship are highlighted on posters hanging on the walls next to artifacts like fragments of a first-class curtain, a door handle and a White Star Line envelope.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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Like so many other bits of Times coverage, the whole of the piece is structured as an orchestrated encounter.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Lyon’s magnetism touches the entire cast, but her bits with both Killam’s Boone and Chenoweth’s Tammy really leap off the screen.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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Pine Ridge, South Dakota — A four-pack of rez dogs trotted toward the lone grocery store, greeting and tailing human companions in hopes of a spare scrap.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Dispose of food scraps and rinse away loose dirt with warm water.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Fraction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraction. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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