Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fractionating
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Hurzeler’s side are down to 14th, the same number of points (eight) separating them from West Ham in the relegation zone and Brentford in seventh.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026 -
Management also said that Viasat continues to evaluate strategic options, which include potentially separating the company’s government and commercial businesses.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
6 Feb. 2026
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Taste is a global force, driving migrations, shifting investments, and dividing us into groups and tribes.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
6 Feb. 2026
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That said, finding the answer to how much silver $500 will buy isn't as simple as dividing that amount by today's spot price.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
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Even in ordinary moments—sharing tea, splitting food, laughing in the snow, dancing at weddings—Minnesota feels alive.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
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Instead of one big weekly grocery trip, shoppers are splitting their carts between a warehouse club and a traditional supermarket.—
Alexandria Mansfield,
Florida Times-Union,
8 Feb. 2026
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Democratic National Committee Chairman Ken Martin isn’t budging on his decision to keep the party’s internal report dissecting 2024 election losses under wraps — despite previously committing to releasing it.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
3 Feb. 2026
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Commenting, forwarding, debating, dissecting.—
Maya Singer,
Vogue,
1 Feb. 2026
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And of course, from a more skeptical perspective, the whole project could be described as cleaving close to the wisdom of the strippers in Gypsy.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
29 Sep. 2025
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This also happens at a moment where the venture capital goalposts are moving—the industry is bifurcating into asset managers and smaller shops, while politics is becoming an increasingly complicated flashpoint.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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The lens surface gradually transitions in prescription strength, with no lines bifurcating your vision.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Now, decoupling supply chains are driving manufacturing growth in the West once more, electric vehicles and home heat pumps need to be plugged in, and the makers of AI’s large language models have ever-increasing power needs.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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More and more, state lawmakers are decoupling vaccine rules from the federal recommendations, with about half of states going their own way, Kates said.—
Isabella Cueto,
STAT,
29 Jan. 2026
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If passed, the bill would allow residential ratepayers to be placed on budget billing plans on July 1, and utilities will be prohibited from disconnecting low-income customers’ services during periods with extreme heat warnings.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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Well Connected Health reached out to suggest disconnecting and reconnecting my records.—
Liz Salmi,
STAT,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Fractionating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fractionating. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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