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Recent Examples of fractionally
Gas prices were down fractionally compared to Wednesday, but will likely catch up to the most recent spike in oil in the coming days.
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Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
The two Republicans lead other candidates only fractionally, according to results released Wednesday by UC Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies and co-sponsored by The Times.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Naturally, players will do anything to make the hole feel even fractionally more approachable and comfortable off the tee.
—Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2026
The moon — appearing fractionally smaller than usual — was unable to cover the entirety of the sun's disk, leaving a thin sliver of its outer edge visible to surround Earth's natural satellite to create a ring in the skies over Antarctica.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 17 Feb. 2026
Indeed, data center infrastructure provider Vertiv Holdings shares closed fractionally higher after having fallen more than 7%.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 6 Jan. 2026
Those who have a college degree face a fractionally lower unemployment rate at the time of writing (a little over 6%) than peers with a high school diploma or some level of college training.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2025
Kirk Sides | Houston Chronicle | Getty Images Home prices have finally come down compared with last year, though just fractionally, according to daily reads from Parcl Labs, which looks at high-frequency listing data on single-family homes, condos and townhomes, both new and existing.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2025
His grounder exit speed is fractionally improved, but still well below average.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
The two Republicans lead other candidates only fractionally, according to results released Wednesday by UC Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies and co-sponsored by The Times.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Naturally, players will do anything to make the hole feel even fractionally more approachable and comfortable off the tee.
—Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2026
The moon — appearing fractionally smaller than usual — was unable to cover the entirety of the sun's disk, leaving a thin sliver of its outer edge visible to surround Earth's natural satellite to create a ring in the skies over Antarctica.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 17 Feb. 2026
Indeed, data center infrastructure provider Vertiv Holdings shares closed fractionally higher after having fallen more than 7%.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 6 Jan. 2026
Those who have a college degree face a fractionally lower unemployment rate at the time of writing (a little over 6%) than peers with a high school diploma or some level of college training.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2025
Kirk Sides | Houston Chronicle | Getty Images Home prices have finally come down compared with last year, though just fractionally, according to daily reads from Parcl Labs, which looks at high-frequency listing data on single-family homes, condos and townhomes, both new and existing.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2025
His grounder exit speed is fractionally improved, but still well below average.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fractionally
Adverb
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The Saint Pyrenees—which Tabitha and Henry agreed now was number one, the best dog—had inched his gigantic head imperceptibly closer and closer until he’d snuck a morsel of ham from her plate.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
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Victor’s hand tightened imperceptibly on the glass.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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As wastewater passes through the cascade, every stage boasts progressively finer pores.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Apr. 2026
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This slammed a series of island chains into the continent’s west coast, progressively growing it to its present state.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Instead of looking to broadly reduce compensation costs as a central part of efforts to cover red ink, Mayor Gloria, City Council President Joe LaCava and increasingly radical Councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera led the push to squeeze constituents.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Apr. 2026
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In the world of higher ed, there’s long been an insistence that college is for everyone, but this has resulted in many graduates unable to find suitable jobs; the employment prospects of English majors—or even computer-science grads—are looking increasingly grim.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The chance for showers and storms slowly returns on Monday and becomes more likely by Tuesday.—
Michael Autovino,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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The crisis of American defense production has been slowly worsening since the start of the Russian invasion in Ukraine.—
Garrett M. Graff,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Fractionally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fractionally. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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