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
Many reviewers hype the shoes as being incredibly similar to the name brand, but at a fraction of the price.
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Anja Webb, Parents, 5 Sep. 2025
That is still a fraction of the cost of a conventional tunnel project.
—Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Sep. 2025
Tasks that once bogged down teams for weeks can now be streamlined into a fraction of the time.
—Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
In the nightmare scenes, her makeup takes on a more garish tone, able to imprint an image with the audience, who only sees her for a fraction of a second.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
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Anja Webb, Parents, 5 Sep. 2025
That is still a fraction of the cost of a conventional tunnel project.
—Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Sep. 2025
Tasks that once bogged down teams for weeks can now be streamlined into a fraction of the time.
—Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
In the nightmare scenes, her makeup takes on a more garish tone, able to imprint an image with the audience, who only sees her for a fraction of a second.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fraction
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Police and shark biologists are analyzing Psillakis’s body and fragments of his surfboard, as well as speaking with witnesses, to determine the shark species, 9News added.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
7 Sep. 2025
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The team's model demonstrated that turbulence, or irregular motion, in giant collapsing gas clouds can form lower-mass cloud fragments from which lower-mass stars condense.—
Luke Keller,
Space.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The council is only one piece of PacSun’s broader creator strategy.—
Jamie Gutfreund,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Add one to your fall wardrobe before the classic pieces sell out.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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Subtle bits of faux wheat give it additional texture, and there’s an attached loop in the back for easy hanging.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
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There’s trouble in paradise in this surprisingly profound soccer comedy, which takes an episode from 2002 that passed most of the world by but left the Republic of Ireland in bits, so much so that it was even compared (elsewhere, obviously) to the death of Princess Diana.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
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For years, Hollow Knight fans have been trapped in their own cage, waiting for release, lunging at every scrap of news only to be dashed back down.—
Keller Gordon,
NPR,
8 Sep. 2025
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Using faux chenille, a fabric manipulation technique that creates layered textures, Threadapeutic produces richly tactile works that can take three months to complete, such as Gather and Shore wall hangings made from lace, brocade and tulle scraps.—
Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Fraction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraction. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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