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Recent Examples of fractionally
Recent Market Performance The S&P 500 reached an all-time high during the week but declined fractionally on Friday following the release of the jobs report.
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Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The pan-European Stoxx 600 index provisionally closed fractionally above the flatline.
—Chloe Taylor,jenni Reid,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 18 Aug. 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
Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The pan-European Stoxx 600 index provisionally closed fractionally above the flatline.
—Chloe Taylor,jenni Reid,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 18 Aug. 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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The theory diverged from the dominant, century-long view that evolution adhered to a slow, steady pace of Darwinian gradualism, in which species incrementally and almost imperceptibly developed into new ones.—
Jake Buehler,
Quanta Magazine,
28 Aug. 2025
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Internally, the adoption of multi-racialism as a policy was designed to diminish—even if, initially, imperceptibly—the social and economic influence of white South Africans, and to displace them, at least partly, by the local petite bourgeoisie.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Teams can go over the salary cap, but there are progressively tougher penalties — such as luxury taxes and roster-construction restrictions — that make things tougher for organizations.—
David Brandt,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Sep. 2025
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Even just a few levels into the game, there are challenges where seemingly endless waves of enemies grow progressively stronger and one poor choice can lead to redoing an entire gauntlet of fights.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Seclusion and restraint The use of restraint and seclusion practices to address disabled students’ behavioral issues has increasingly become a debated issue among education specialists.—
IndyStar,
IndyStar,
8 Sep. 2025
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Texas Rangers cling to AL postseason hopes The Rangers’ World Series title increasingly feels like a one off.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Worthy remained on the turf before walking slowly off the field, and then to the locker room.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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Fans booed as Carter walked off slowly, the standout defensive tackle holding his helmet in his hands behind his back.—
Dan Gelston,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Fractionally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fractionally. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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