as in split
the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces
new technology has led to the fractionalization of the product's traditional market
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Recent Examples of fractionalization
Applications for tokenization vary and can include digitization, fractionalization, or even recording securities on blockchain.
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Cleve Mesidor, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Cleve Mesidor, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fractionalization
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Actor Todd Bridges has officially filed for divorce from his wife of three months after revealing their split.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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For 2025, Starz compensation table also listed Jon Feltheimer and Jimmy Barge, chief executive and chief financial officer of the old Lionsgate and currently of Lionsgate Studios, who received pro-rata comp for the year up through the split of, respectively, $224k and $129k.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
4 Apr. 2026
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The separatist group emerged in 1958 in resistance to Franco but gained notoriety for assassinations, bombings, and kidnappings before announcing an end to its armed activity in 2011 and its dissolution in 2018.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2026
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As a result, the Scandinavian producer can make textile fiber(s) from wood pulp or waste inputs—think leather, textiles and agricultural crop waste — thereby nixing the traditional chemical-dissolution route for viscose and lyocell production.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
1 Apr. 2026
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On the group’s fourth album in six years, there are songs about doomscrolling, drinking, drugs, and self-loathing—alongside themes of breakups, addiction, and the yearning for a different future.—
Lily Moayeri,
SPIN,
6 Apr. 2026
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Yuri and Juliana, fresh off a breakup with Praveena, are still figuring things out.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Combined with its strong fire-resistant properties, these mechanical characteristics make the material particularly well-suited for interior applications such as wall systems, partitions, and other internal fittings, where both safety and durability are critical.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Mar. 2026
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Chief among these is a British partition plan, well under way, to establish an Israeli state in Palestine; Jewish refugees, fleeing persecution in Europe, are already arriving en masse and building settlements in the countryside.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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Edmonton is two points ahead of Vegas in the division race, but the Golden Knights have a game in hand.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Several news outlets, citing people familiar with the matter, reported that the company laid off thousands of employees across multiple divisions.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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After separation, the weapon follows a steep ballistic trajectory, descending at high velocity toward its target.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Apr. 2026
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And the victory gives the Loons (2-2-2, 8 points) separation from Galaxy (1-3-2, 5 points) in the bottom of the Western Conference.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
5 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Fractionalization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fractionalization. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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