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fractionalized

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verb

past tense of fractionalize
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fractionalized
Verb
  • The war in Myanmar has displaced millions, divided the country into military- and non-military-controlled areas, and gutted the economy and healthcare system.
    Helen Regan, CNN Money, 16 May 2026
  • Rooms are spread across the property in multiple buildings, divided into garden-view, ocean-view, and oceanfront rooms.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026
Adjective
  • His work deepened and developed under the responsiveness of the academy and a larger and not-yet-balkanized reading public.
    Nick Laird, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
  • 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
  • However, beneath the surface, Cramer said the market has become increasingly bifurcated, with investors piling into a narrow group of artificial intelligence winners while severely punishing companies that disappoint or simply fail to impress.
    Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 11 May 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
  • Diaz’s face was split open by the end of the second round, the canvas looked like a crime scene and Perry stormed around the cage afterward, demanding a fight with Paul while fans stood on chairs trying to film the madness below them.
    Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026
  • There’s a whole-house generator, central AC/heat, and mini-splits to keep things feeling comfortable no matter the weather.
    Clio Chang, Curbed, 17 May 2026
Verb
  • Trunks were cleaved down the center.
    Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The two rows of buildings are cleaved down the middle by a pathway leading visitors toward the temple.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The affecting, uncanny sound design baked into Skeletrix’s work does well to uphold the perception that there is, in fact, a complex message to be dissected.
    Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 15 May 2026
  • When Baartman died, Cuvier dissected her body and exhibited its parts.
    Caroline Lillian Schopp, Artforum, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • Southwest staff also tried to take the device apart, and Town eventually realized that a wire had likely been disconnected in transit.
    Zach Wichter, USA Today, 18 May 2026
  • Reports are often backward-looking, disconnected from real-time operations, and difficult to translate into clear actions.
    Melissa Houston, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Verb
  • In some cases, families were separated.
    Annie Hylton, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
  • This incident also led to Eckert and Hellberg nearly coming to blows before being separated by the fourth official.
    Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 13 May 2026
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“Fractionalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fractionalized. Accessed 20 May. 2026.

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