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fractionalized

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verb

past tense of fractionalize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fractionalized
Verb
  • In 2016, the Hilton took over and revamped it with colonial Art Deco stylings and a random faux dinosaur skeleton that divided opinions.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Why are assets being divided in a certain way?
    Bruce Helmer, Twin Cities, 14 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Iran has effectively bifurcated the strait between its traditional Navy and the more aggressive Revolutionary Guard.
    Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 9 Mar. 2026
  • By the end of the 20th century, the assignments bifurcated.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 26 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Proposition 50 also split the sprawling district held by Kiley, a Republican from Rocklin, into six pieces, leaving the Northern California congressman and frequent Newsom critic with few good options.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
  • However, in the aftermath of their legendary Woodstock performance, Country Joe and the Fish split up, and McDonald embarked on his own solo career beginning with 1969’s Thinking of Woody Guthrie, a collection of songs by the folk legend.
    Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 8 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • But there’s one factor helping them on Iran policy right now, two decades after Iraq cleaved the Democratic Party in two.
    Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Cyprus was cleaved along ethnic lines in 1974 when Turkey invaded following a coup aiming to unite the island with Greece.
    ABC News, ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • His medical records, bank records and personal family history were dissected, mocked, and vilified.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Mar. 2026
  • His medical records, bank records, and personal family history were dissected, mocked, and vilified.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Overhead charges that rise faster than front-line policing costs — and that are disconnected from service levels — undermine trust and strain long-standing relationships.
    Rajiv Bhateja, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Now institutions are answering those calls, and those that do not evolve and innovate risk becoming increasingly disconnected from both students and employers.
    Jeremy Haefner, Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Dorothy and Marino have moved out, Scarpetta is separated from Benton and Lucy is on the outs with her aunt.
    Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
  • In a season where the top tier has separated itself from everyone else, Michigan has unfailingly remained consistent, never dipping lower than seventh in the nation (its preseason ranking).
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 11 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Can the bewitching kindness be disassociated from the defining unkindness at the heart of Southern history, visible in the portraits of Confederates in the lobby of the Lafayette Hotel?
    Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
  • The drugged murderers are disassociated in every sense.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Fractionalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fractionalized. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.

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