Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fractionalizing
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Casadevall and his colleague Ferric Fang published a paper dissecting the hypercompetitive chase for research funding.—
Rachel Barr,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026 -
Texas guard Jordan Pope has found his outside touch with a pair of 3-pointers in the second half, but the Aggies are dissecting the Texas defense.—
Thomas Jones,
Austin American Statesman,
17 Jan. 2026
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Celebrated horsemen Adan Banuelos was arrested in North Texas after recently splitting from his supermodel girlfriend Bella Hadid.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Feb. 2026
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Alcaraz and Sinner have combined to block Djokovic's push for a 25th major title, splitting the last eight majors evenly between them.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
1 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile the question of whether events contracts on sports amount to financial derivatives or gambling is dividing the sports gambling industry — and tying federal courts in knots.—
Alex Sherman,Contessa Brewer,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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The clearance rate is calculated by dividing the number of homicide cases opened in a year by the number of homicide cases closed in a year.—
Sam Charles,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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Valley Fair, located on Stevens Creek Boulevard, sits both in San Jose and Santa Clara, with the city border bisecting the property.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
1 Dec. 2025
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The waterway bisecting the city was converted to a giant storm drain nearly a century ago to contain flood waters.—
Emma Bowman,
NPR,
17 Nov. 2025
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This also happens at a moment where the venture capital goalposts are moving—the industry is bifurcating into asset managers and smaller shops, while politics is becoming an increasingly complicated flashpoint.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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The lens surface gradually transitions in prescription strength, with no lines bifurcating your vision.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Trump wants quick end to shutdown This time, the administration has signaled its interest in more quickly resolving the shutdown.—
Lisa Mascaro,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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This time, the administration has signaled its interest in more quickly resolving the shutdown.—
Lisa Mascaro,
Fortune,
1 Feb. 2026
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And of course, from a more skeptical perspective, the whole project could be described as cleaving close to the wisdom of the strippers in Gypsy.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
29 Sep. 2025
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His priorities include lowering credit card interest rates, breaking up corporate monopolies, capping prescription drug prices, expanding free school meals, and protecting Social Security and Medicare.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
2 Feb. 2026
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Cook, stirring often and breaking up meat, until beef is cooked through, about 5 minutes.—
Chris Morocco,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Fractionalizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fractionalizing. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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