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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  • During a specific podcast episode, the guest began dissecting detailed growth metrics and visual frameworks.
    — Victoria Usher, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Launched in 2014, the series has more than 300 episodes, each dissecting a single song in under half an hour.
    — Lily Moayeri, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of dissecting
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  • The duo released one album together, the influential 1983 LP Enter, before splitting up in 1985.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2026
  • What Could Be Next Roller choice may keep splitting along a clear line.
    — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of splitting
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  • Under this concept, armed forces aim to coordinate multiple VICTOR drones into autonomous swarms capable of dividing surveillance, reconnaissance, and transport missions in real time.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
  • James, always an exacting rhythmic engineer, was now dividing the beat into fragments tiny enough to push at the very edge of rhythm itself.
    — Andy Cush, Pitchfork, 31 Oct. 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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  • The letter warns that any attempt by Alterra to stop paying rent or abandon the premises without resolving its contractual obligations would be vigorously contested.
    — Brian Maass, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Meanwhile, a dedicated decompression room — inaugurated last year as part of a broader festival focus on mental health — will be bolstered by an Agora discussion on the importance of resolving conflict in creative collaborations.
    — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of resolving
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  • In both cases, the protein structure was known, as were the key amino acids that catalyze cleaving other proteins.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026
  • It can be made cleanly by cleaving the hydrogen out of water using clean electricity.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of cleaving
Verb
  • In the early 20th century, progressives responded by breaking up trusts and banning corporate donations to candidates to restore democracy.
    — Frank Langfitt, NPR, 30 Oct. 2026
  • See, the thing that fungi are very good at is breaking up rocks and digesting these hard-to-access minerals.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of breaking up
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