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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Partisan split Democrats in the Senate race were sharply critical.—
Joseph Morton,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Feb. 2026
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The effect of that was that the nation went into the start of the conflict split about it.—
Anthony Salvanto,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2026
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Think of the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the 9/11 terrorist attacks or the killing of Osama bin Laden a decade later.—
Daniel DePetris,
Mercury News,
26 Feb. 2026
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The geckos were found living around karst rock formations — a type of landscape shaped by the dissolution of soluble rock, typically characterized by dramatic caves, crevices and rugged rocky terrain.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
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This Chris marks his breakup by going to a strip club and makes a point of posting a picture with one of the dancers on Instagram.—
Megan Garber,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2026
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On the heels of her breakup with Lucas Bravo, Shailene Woodley is putting a rather romantic spin on Milan Fashion Week with a little help from Rivals star Milo Callaghan.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
27 Feb. 2026
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The Mission patients were separated from other patients only by plastic partitions, according to the CMS records.—
Andrew Jones,
CNN Money,
25 Feb. 2026
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The Mission patients were separated from other patients only by plastic partitions, according to the CMS records.—
Andrew Jones,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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Now Rivian’s skunkworks performance division just got the green light and became official as the high-performance division for the electric automaker.—
Joel Feder,
The Drive,
27 Feb. 2026
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Murray rose through the ranks during her time with the Boston Housing Authority, working first as a clerk, then as a senior management aide, and finally as an executive secretary in the property management division, from late 2022 to October 2024.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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Number two is a clear separation of religion from state, which is a prerequisite to democracy.—
Scott Pelley,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Their young children are staying with grandma for the night, and Vida — the more grounded and maternal parent — is having a hard time with the separation.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Fractionalization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fractionalization. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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