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Recent Examples of fractionally
That’s fractionally lower than the Valley of Mexico, the terminology for Mexico City’s metro area, which is also four times the size of Guadalajara.
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Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
Shares of Netflix are trading fractionally lower this year and have plunged 15% since Thursday.
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Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
22 Apr. 2026
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.
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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.
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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.
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Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
17 Feb. 2026
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.
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Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
28 Dec. 2025
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
Shares of Netflix are trading fractionally lower this year and have plunged 15% since Thursday.
—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
22 Apr. 2026
Gas prices were down fractionally compared to Wednesday, but will likely catch up to the most recent spike in oil in the coming days.
—
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fractionally
Adverb
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Something internal shifted, almost imperceptibly but irreversibly.
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They'd be heralded not by rippling explosions or flash frozen corpses floating against a tapestry of stars, but instead by oxygen, almost imperceptibly slipping away or radiation slowly accumulating in our cells over years.
Adverb
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The brand, which will see the first collection by Mulier early next year, is progressively repositioning toward full-price sales, higher quality and improved depth of the offer.
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Much of the story took shape progressively during production itself.
Adverb
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Britain has little money to spend, while the country’s political climate is becoming increasingly fractious.
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With the North America market becoming saturated and increasingly competitive, international expansion is the logical next step for ReelShort, which already has around 70% of its traffic coming from outside North America, much of that from Latin America.
Adverb
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Results arrive slowly, so patience matters more than most people expect.
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Production will need to be restarted – slowly, over several weeks – to ensure crude reservoirs don’t collapse, requiring re-drilling and substantial repairs.
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“Fractionally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fractionally. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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