fractionalize

Definition of fractionalizenext

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Recent Examples of fractionalize The trend toward fractional trading also comes at a time when stock splits—when companies with high share prices fractionalize shares to more affordable levels—have fallen out of favor (Apple is one outlier, having split its stock several times). Lucinda Shen, Fortune, 2 June 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fractionalize
Verb
  • The researchers used a single high radiation dose, whereas human treatments are usually fractionated – that is, given in smaller doses over time.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Dent corn is fractionated into its various elements (starch, protein/germ, oil and moisture).
    WWD, WWD, 16 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Defendants misleading sales and advertising practices, along with bifurcating sales and marketing against the operation of the rental Program and debt enforcement, allowed Defendants to offload their supply of aging and stagnant inventory at an unlawful premium.
    Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Now we’re bifurcated, with roughly a third of our households not meeting self-sufficiency standards, and more than a third achieving wealth that was unimaginable a generation ago.
    Russell Hancock, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The space is divided into six distinct environments, including a Dolby Atmos lounge for immersive, spatial audio, a gallery area for talks and panels, and a 'listening bar' where staff offer their own personal recommendations.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 May 2026
  • Colbert grilled the former president on the topic dividing the city, baseball.
    Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 6 May 2026
Verb
  • Two years ago, Affirmed Housing went to the Board of Supervisors with a request to subdivide a 5-acre commercial property in the Rescue and Cameron Park areas so a future project there could qualify for an exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act.
    Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Elie also subdivided the formerly five-acre property into four separate lots, with the Crosby residence now sitting on a smaller 2.4-acre parcel, and even had the 1200 Jackling Drive address changed in honor of Kathryn, who had always envisioned it as 1200 Armsby Drive.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Six years of countersuits, appeals and legal wrangling followed, with suggestions that the only way to resolve the matter might be to split up the property, Texas Monthly reported.
    Andy Rose, CNN Money, 3 May 2026
  • District lines fracture communities that share common needs and concerns — splitting two more counties and 14 more cities than our current map.
    Jon Harris Maurer, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 May 2026
Verb
  • Lyle: What was really important for us with Lottie is that there’s a tendency to want to dichotomize characters in television and film into protagonists and antagonists, or heroes and villains.
    Kate Aurthur, Variety, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Worse examples: resystematize, transparentize, essentialize, rightsize, dichotomize.
    Gary Gilson, Star Tribune, 10 Oct. 2020
Verb
  • Brian Kilmeade sat down with experts to dissect a growing online phenomenon that has captured the attention of young men across the country.
    Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
  • Anthony Robledo As fashion enthusiasts dissect Zoë Kravitz's 2026 Met Gala look from head to toe, Harry Styles fans are noticing that an engagement ring is nowhere to be spotted.
    Anika Reed, USA Today, 5 May 2026
Verb
  • Early methods segmented sonar imagery into regions that show as highlights paired with acoustic shadows.
    John Femiani, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
  • If a judge overturned Tuesday’s court ruling to extend polling place times, the provisional ballots would help election officials segment out votes cast after polls were originally scheduled to close.
    Jamie Landers, Dallas Morning News, 4 Mar. 2026

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“Fractionalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fractionalize. Accessed 9 May. 2026.

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