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Recent Examples of fractionally
Indeed, data center infrastructure provider Vertiv Holdings shares closed fractionally higher after having fallen more than 7%.
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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
To an astronaut on Mars, one second will still seem to last one second, but from an observer on Earth, that second on Mars will seem to pass fractionally faster compared to a second that the observer measures on a clock on Earth.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 2 Dec. 2025
His grounder exit speed is fractionally improved, but still well below average.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Though the blast was intensely loud, the majority of its force shot harmlessly over Baxter’s head, and the nearest hill shaded him from the heat rays until the fireball was at least seven miles high and its energy was all but fractionally spent.
—Charles Pellegrino, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
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
To an astronaut on Mars, one second will still seem to last one second, but from an observer on Earth, that second on Mars will seem to pass fractionally faster compared to a second that the observer measures on a clock on Earth.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 2 Dec. 2025
His grounder exit speed is fractionally improved, but still well below average.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Though the blast was intensely loud, the majority of its force shot harmlessly over Baxter’s head, and the nearest hill shaded him from the heat rays until the fireball was at least seven miles high and its energy was all but fractionally spent.
—Charles Pellegrino, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fractionally
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In Dmitry Kireev’s lab at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, researchers are developing imperceptibly thin graphene tattoos capable of monitoring your vital signs and more.—
Perri Thaler,
IEEE Spectrum,
21 Dec. 2025
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Also, imperceptibly at first, aerobic capacity begins to lessen, flexibility decreases, ligaments stiffen.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
18 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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As Hispanic households' income grew faster than the national average, the segment progressively narrowed the income gap.—
Isaac Mizrahi,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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And on top of that, the ends of your hair will progressively become super dry and brittle.—
Caroline C. Boyle,
USA Today,
20 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Getty Images With the growth of digital advertising over the past few decades, opportunities for brands to reach a mass audience have become increasingly scarce.—
Charles Taylor,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Year after year Samsung had an increasingly greater, ever-more commanding presence at CES.—
Jan Wagner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Written with Alessandro Secchi The idea of placing AI data centers in space is slowly edging from science fiction towards reality.—
Tomoko Yokoi,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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Simply put on a pair of gloves, grasp the weed near the soil line, and slowly pull it out.—
Helena Madden,
Martha Stewart,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Fractionally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fractionally. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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