Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fractionating
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Storm forecasts on the horizon Hundreds or even thousands of shooting stars may be seen burning through Earth's skies each hour during one of these intense meteor storm events, though the distance separating micrometeoroids in space would still likely be measured on the order of miles.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
7 June 2026 -
Every month, the site drops new fashion finds, but for the untrained eye, separating the newness from the nostalgia is no small feat.—
Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
6 June 2026
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Their proof involved dividing the area into polygons instead of triangles, defining a network of points and lines from those polygons and then determining the best way to color the points of that network.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
13 June 2026
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After initially dividing last month on whether to continue contracts that include two senior services providers that had engaged in disputes with the county, the OC Board of Supervisors agreed this week to extend the funding.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
11 June 2026
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Explore both options carefully, then, and don't discount the advantages of splitting your funds among both accounts, too.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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The case made its first emergency trip to the Supreme Court in February, 2022, when the Justices, splitting 5–4 (Chief Justice John Roberts joined the three liberals), overturned the lower court’s order and granted Alabama’s request that elections proceed that year under the discriminatory map.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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Discourse about the film has run the gamut, dissecting everything from its breakout leads to its low-budget ingenuity.—
Olivia Tauber,
Vanity Fair,
12 June 2026
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The seemingly throwaway reference is actually the result of years spent dissecting Dion's every move with the dedication of a method actor preparing to portray a historical figure.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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Inequality is cleaving the haves and the have-nots.—
Annie Lowrey,
The Atlantic,
24 May 2026
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The shakeup in Kraft Heinz’s senior ranks is an initial step in CEO Steve Cahillane’s ambitious plan to turn around the company, instead of cleaving its top-performing condiments and boxed meals apart from its lower-growth grocery staples.—
Kristina Peterson,
Bloomberg,
18 Feb. 2026
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At the same time, the enterprise AI market is bifurcating.—
Steve McDowell,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Levanon’s reading of the labor data is that the economy is bifurcating in a specific and underreported way.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
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There was crying, complaining, dissociating and even laughing on those couches.—
Wendy C. Ortiz,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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Canada is diversifying its partnerships but not decoupling.—
Andrew Latham,
The Conversation,
4 June 2026
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Congress should enable American consumers by expanding HSA eligibility to all Americans, decoupling HSAs from high-deductible insurance plans, and expanding HSA-eligible expenses to prioritize wellness and longevity through prevention, fitness, health program memberships and screenings.—
Deborah Autor,
Boston Herald,
25 May 2026
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“Fractionating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fractionating. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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