Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fractionating
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The Palmer Divide is a ridge separating the South Platte River and Arkansas River basins.—
Olivia Young,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026 -
White clouds can be seen swirling on Earth's sunlit arc above the line separating night from day while the cratered expanse of the lunar disk stretches out below.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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Ebus added that interest in Venezuela is already dividing potential investors, with smaller risk-taking firms eager to enter while major companies remain cautious.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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Much of the play is dedicated to Asaf trying to figure out this conflict between his progressive views and his faith and sense of history, and also to airing the arguments about Israel that were dividing the left in the George Floyd era and continue to do so in 2026.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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Natisha Hiedeman signed with the Seattle Storm, splitting up the hilarity of her friendship with Courtney Williams while the two played for the Lynx.—
Tim Rohan,
NBC news,
13 Apr. 2026
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Oscar Mayer’s first new bacon flavor in five years is splitting the internet.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
13 Apr. 2026
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And while dissecting the short and long-term impact of a single inflation report can be difficult to do with precision, there are some items borrowers should consider now.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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The post sent the food corner of social media into overdrive, with fans dissecting the mockups and speculating about what a Crumbl donut experience could actually look like.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Apr. 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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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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In the 1970s, once President Richard Nixon ended Bretton Woods by decoupling the dollar from gold, that privilege was revived in oil and debt, requiring every country on Earth to accumulate dollars simply to buy oil, and then reinvest those dollars back into American debt.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
24 Mar. 2026
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The company expects to continue decoupling revenue growth from emissions, aiming to reduce its carbon footprint even as sales expand.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
19 Feb. 2026
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The moratorium, passed on an emergency basis and in a divided vote, would prevent Pepco from disconnecting customers’ electricity for nonpayment of bills totaling less than $1,000.—
Meagan Flynn,
Washington Post,
31 Mar. 2026
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The emails ask the user to take some kind of action, such as disconnecting or locking their vault.—
James Peckham,
PC Magazine,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Fractionating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fractionating. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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