fractionated 1 of 2

adjective

as in divided

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verb

past tense of fractionate
as in subdivided

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fractionated
  1. divided
  2. cleaved
  3. split
  4. dissected
  5. separated
  6. bifurcated
  7. dissociated
  8. divorced
Adjective
  • There was our American citizenship—India, thanks to a post-colonial suspicion of divided loyalties, does not allow dual citizenship—but also the matter of our parents.
    — Karan Mahajan, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2026
  • This week, the sport’s most powerful institutions offered competing solutions—and exposed how divided racing is over its future.
    — Nicole Kraft, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of divided
Verb
  • His image split down the middle as if cleaved in half by the lightning.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 27 July 2026
  • Bathroom mirrors and toilets and kitchen tables stand exposed to the rain in homes cleaved in half like dollhouses.
    — Kyle Hopkins, ProPublica, 20 July 2026
Definition of cleaved
Adjective
  • The details are everything on this popover top, from the split hem to the low V-neckline.
    — Cheryl Wagemann, InStyle, 7 Aug. 2026
  • While Instagram’s Mosseri is in favor, many Americans remain split.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of split
Verb
  • Zahavy dissected the process that went into Albert Einstein’s formulation of his General Relativity Theory, noting that the scientist’s thinking evolved through three phases – deduction, induction, and finally, abduction.
    — Joe McKendrick, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • In an exclusive preview of the bonus content, Emily Blunt‘s meteorologist Margaret Fairchild — who takes center stage in the film opposite Josh O’Connor — is dissected by the actress, director and more.
    — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026
Definition of dissected
Verb
  • These elements are produced alongside californium-252 and need to be separated during processing.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The boy had lived with his grandparents for 12 years after his parents had separated, Atthapol said.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of separated
Verb
  • Was the discursive thread accidental, or emblematic of the two poles the AI industry is now bifurcated between?
    — Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
  • London said the rental market is bifurcated, with older apartment complexes generally fuller than newer ones.
    — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2026
Definition of bifurcated
Verb
  • This tadpole-like object is a clump of denser nebulosity that hasn't been completely photo-dissociated by the Trifid's radiation field yet.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Out the bottom, hypoaroused, includes being disengaged, numb, frozen, apathetic or even dissociated.
    — Dr. Joel M. Rothaizer, Forbes.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Definition of dissociated
Verb
  • Well, there’s municipal signage very prominently in the movie that says you cannot get divorced unless you were married for one year, plus one day.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026
  • However, the pair divorced two years later and were granted an annulment by the Catholic Church in 1992.
    — Ariana Quihuiz, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of divorced
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