as in to dissociate
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Recent Examples of fractionate
The researchers used a single high radiation dose, whereas human treatments are usually fractionated – that is, given in smaller doses over time.
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New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2025
Dent corn is fractionated into its various elements (starch, protein/germ, oil and moisture).
—WWD, 16 Oct. 2024
The initial wave fractionated into smaller 25-foot waves, which reverberated across the fjord for over a week.
—Carly Miller, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
In this relational void, where the story often feels fractionated rather than woven, the wildfire itself emerges as the book's main character.
—Amy Brady, Scientific American, 1 June 2023
Native uses wholesome ingredients like shea butter, tapioca starch, and fractionated coconut oil (which is less messy and absorbs more easily into your skin than regular coconut oil).
—Leeron Horry, Popular Science, 25 Oct. 2019
Buzz: With the help of Botox and fractionated lasers, doctors can erase lines and wrinkles on the chest and even sharpen the appearance of cleavage.
—Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 Dec. 2018
New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2025
Dent corn is fractionated into its various elements (starch, protein/germ, oil and moisture).
—WWD, 16 Oct. 2024
The initial wave fractionated into smaller 25-foot waves, which reverberated across the fjord for over a week.
—Carly Miller, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
In this relational void, where the story often feels fractionated rather than woven, the wildfire itself emerges as the book's main character.
—Amy Brady, Scientific American, 1 June 2023
Native uses wholesome ingredients like shea butter, tapioca starch, and fractionated coconut oil (which is less messy and absorbs more easily into your skin than regular coconut oil).
—Leeron Horry, Popular Science, 25 Oct. 2019
Buzz: With the help of Botox and fractionated lasers, doctors can erase lines and wrinkles on the chest and even sharpen the appearance of cleavage.
—Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 Dec. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fractionate
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He was drawn to detective stories in which the principal investigators must not merely solve a mystery but accommodate themselves to a reality that is too terrible to be believed—or else repress or dissociate from that reality.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
12 Dec. 2025
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Terms of UsePrivacy Policy Terms of UsePrivacy Policy Some fans attribute that to past infidelity and her being dissociated from the sentimental moment as a result.—
Essence,
Essence,
4 Nov. 2025
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Then came waves of railroad workers—Scandinavian, Irish, especially—renting rooms in an ever-altering house, subdivided into two units, then three; even the house number changed..—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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The original 37-acre La Questa Vineyard, subdivided into three parcels, survived its ravages.—
Laura Ness,
Mercury News,
18 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Today, there is a concerted effort to bifurcate Israel from Judaism.—
Marc Schneier,
New York Daily News,
27 Jan. 2026
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While designing the Guggenheim in Bilbao, Spain, in the 1990s, the architect would sit by the river that bifurcates the city, looking at different metal treatments.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
6 Dec. 2025
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Support and apprehension from lobbyists, lawmakers Almost every lawmaker and lobbyist who testified for or against the bill as it was dissected for hours across three committee hearings supported the bill's intention.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
29 Jan. 2026
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And no matter where anyone turned, everyone poked, prodded and dissected the sounds, lyrics and yes, muses – a prospect faced by no other artist in 2025.—
Denise Warner,
Billboard,
29 Jan. 2026
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The federal government included Niscemi in a state of emergency declaration on Monday for three southern regions hard hit by Cyclone Harry and set aside an initial $120 million to be divided among them.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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In moments of crisis—when communities are grieving, divided, or searching for ways to care for one another—nonprofits stand on the front lines, holding our social fabric together through connection, healing, and support.—
Cat Ward,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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White Sox General Manager Chris Getz said Sandlin, a 24-year-old righty who split time last year in Triple-A and Double-A, will compete for a spot in the rotation at spring training.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Feb. 2026
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The Riverside County sheriff, a conservative Republican, leads recent California governor’s race polls as eight Democratic candidates split the left’s votes, a trend Matt Mahan’s entry could amplify.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
1 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Lyle: What was really important for us with Lottie is that there’s a tendency to want to dichotomize characters in television and film into protagonists and antagonists, or heroes and villains.—
Kate Aurthur,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2023
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Worse examples: resystematize, transparentize, essentialize, rightsize, dichotomize.—
Gary Gilson,
Star Tribune,
10 Oct. 2020
Verb
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The trend toward fractional trading also comes at a time when stock splits—when companies with high share prices fractionalize shares to more affordable levels—have fallen out of favor (Apple is one outlier, having split its stock several times).—
Lucinda Shen,
Fortune,
2 June 2020
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“Fractionate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fractionate. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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