fractionalizing

verb

present participle of fractionalize
as in dissecting

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fractionalizing
  1. dissecting
  2. splitting
  3. dividing
  4. bisecting
  5. bifurcating
  6. resolving
  7. cleaving
  8. breaking up
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  • Stan Wars, co-hosted by Ian Slater (H3) and Olivia Lopes (H3, Rodiculous Pod), digs into the big pop culture debates of our time, dissecting the various arguments within the entertainment world to determine who is right and who is wrong.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The original medical examiner is dead, so the replacement, Lisa Gavin, examined slides of Shakur’s bloated cadaver with the dispassion of a science teacher dissecting a frog.
    — Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of dissecting
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  • The poll finds that Bodnar and Bankhead are splitting the Democratic vote, 49% to 43% respectively.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The two women start to hang out again like college pals, gossiping and hip-hip dancing and — always – splitting a bottle of white wine.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of splitting
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  • The freeway had been closed between Hazel Avenue and Sunrise Boulevard as investigators processed the shooting scene on the freeway dividing Rancho Cordova and Gold River.
    — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The trial has generated intense interest for more than a month, deeply dividing the public and drawing attention to issues around maternal mental health after childbirth.
    — Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of dividing
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  • The train winds up Michigan’s west coast, offering brief but sweeping views of Lake Michigan and bisecting lush, Midwestern farmland dotted with trees resplendent in their autumn wardrobes.
    — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026
  • For the quintessential Glacier National Park visit, take the Going-to-the-Sun Road for 50 miles of stunning vistas, bisecting the east and west sides of the park.
    — Giovanna Caravetta, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2026
Definition of bisecting
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  • At the same time, the enterprise AI market is bifurcating.
    — Steve McDowell, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
  • Levanon’s reading of the labor data is that the economy is bifurcating in a specific and underreported way.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 16 May 2026
Definition of bifurcating
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  • McClanahan is hoping to return this season but is out for at least two weeks of key September games, quickly resolving the Rays’ dilemma of what to do with six starting pitchers.
    — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
  • After resolving a few kinks in the setup, the team hopes to integrate the guide and other components on a chip and build a inertial quantum sensor array.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of resolving
Verb
  • It can be made cleanly by cleaving the hydrogen out of water using clean electricity.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Imagine a termite carving a path like a jumbled ball of string through a tree trunk, instead of an axe cleaving a single vector.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of cleaving
Verb
  • He had been targeted eight times by Patriots quarterback Drake Maye, breaking up three passes and only allowing two catches for 27 yards.
    — Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • After breaking up between seasons, Gordon went to a dark place.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of breaking up
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