fractionalized 1 of 2

Definition of fractionalizednext

fractionalized

2 of 2

verb

past tense of fractionalize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fractionalized
Verb
  • In Budapest ahead of the vote, people were divided on whether Orbán’s long political rule could really come to an end.
    Alexander Smith, NBC news, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Dining on one popular cruise ship is getting a comfort-food shakeup — and passengers are divided over the change.
    Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Angry, balkanized, hostile communities with shattered trust in American institutions — from courts to free elections — undermine the social capital needed for free enterprise to prosper.
    Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • Iran has effectively bifurcated the strait between its traditional Navy and the more aggressive Revolutionary Guard.
    Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 9 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The judge, Wendy Vitter, had split the case into two separate proceedings.
    Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
  • In the 11th minute, SDFC threatened to take a 2-0 lead when Valakari split a pair of Minnesota defenders before blasting a low attempt from the top of the box.
    Kyle Kensing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 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
  • For another person, having the flaws in one’s assumptions dissected before an audience of peers might have snuffed out any curiosity about human evolution.
    Megan Molteni, STAT, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Pritchard dissected Milwaukee’s defense at all three levels during that flurry, converting two layups, two 3-pointers and one nine-foot fadeaway.
    Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Pixels • One promising character disconnected from the plotting so far is Zach Galifianakis as Carl Bardolph, a client of JoAnne’s who made some untold fortune in the business, but has since turned into a bitter recluse.
    Scott Tobias, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2026
  • The South Suburban Council did not respond to requests for comment, and a phone number listed on its website appeared to have been disconnected.
    Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • From that point in the novel to its wrenching end, June searches for her baby with the passionate abandon of a first-time mother and the aching hunger of every mother separated from her child.
    Meredith Maran, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The cluster of teams that could finish in that range includes the Hornets, Toronto Raptors, Philadelphia 76ers and Orlando Magic, who are separated by just 1 1/2 games in the East standings.
    Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Fractionalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fractionalized. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.

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