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Recent Examples of fractionally
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
The Nasdaq Composite rose fractionally, while the S&P fell slightly.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 16 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
Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2025
The Nasdaq Composite rose fractionally, while the S&P fell slightly.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 16 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
Adverb
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Engaging with books concerned with ambivalence and uncertainty are, almost imperceptibly, a way of remaining ourselves.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
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Use a milk frother to blend it imperceptibly in your drink and add a dash of your favorite natural sweetener.—
Brianna Peters,
Vogue,
1 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Over the course of its deadly 67 minutes, the crew of a deep-space cruiser are progressively murdered.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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The company behind the iconic Roomba robotic vacuum has been watching its stock progressively slide since 2021 as its early success was overrun by stiff competition from Chinese rivals Anker, Ecovacs, and Roborock.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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But younger shoppers are increasingly cutting back on small daily indulgences while redirecting those savings toward statement pieces.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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Facing violence at home in Myanmar and increasingly difficult living conditions in sprawling refugee camps in Bangladesh, Rohingya from both countries regularly attempt perilous journeys by sea, including to Malaysia and Indonesia.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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The wreckage is slowly being subsumed by the reef in the shallow blue waters of the tropical lagoon, but its story is far from over.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Catts, with no other option, turned the parade onto 17th Street and slowly wound it back to the American Royal building, leaving the spectators in downtown wondering where the parade had gone.—
Patrick Salland,
Kansas City Star,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Fractionally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fractionally. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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