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
For those looking to invest in these stocks, fractionalization is a good option especially because of the exchange rate.
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Emele Onu,
Bloomberg,
7 Apr. 2026
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
Emele Onu,
Bloomberg,
7 Apr. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fractionalization
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All cheerleaders must be flexible and able to perform the splits by the start of the season.
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However, the game — which was played on a dreadful pitch in front of almost 115,000 people at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City — will forever be remembered for Maradona’s two goals that perfectly encapsulated the split-screen feel to his career.
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Following the abrupt dissolution of Disney’s $1 billion investment in OpenAI’s Sora text-to-video app, Shin stressed that there are no plans to use A24’s existing IP to create GenAI tools.
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Coincidentally or not, that pained study of marital dissolution, co-starring Jolie’s then-husband Brad Pitt, intersected with the couple’s real-life breakup — not to mention Jolie’s grief over the death of her mother, Marcheline Bertrand.
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The series, out now on Prime Video, follows Percy and Sam, two childhood friends who fall in love as teenagers and, years after their breakup, are reunited back in their childhood hometown for a memorial service.
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The song is believed to be about ex-fiancé Orlando Bloom, as the former couple famously rekindled their relationship in 2018 after their 2017 breakup and went on to get engaged in 2019.
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The architect replaced rigid partitions with a curtain system to separate the bedroom, which then benefited from better airflow and light.
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In 1947, the United Nations adopted a partition plan that contemplated two states, one Jewish and one Arab.
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In 2019, the district attorney’s office of Fulton County, Georgia, opened one of an increasing number of Conviction Integrity Units – known as CIUs – divisions that look into claims of false convictions.
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The overwhelming success of the BMW M wagons will lead the automaker’s performance division to give us a M3 Touring in the Neue Klasse era.
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Hertel succeeded former Director Robert Gordon, who resigned and received a $155,000 separation deal.
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News of the separation broke in September, with Kidman filing for divorce by month’s end and the pair reportedly planning on co-parenting classes and submitting a child support worksheet.
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“Fractionalization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fractionalization. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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