fragmentate

Definition of fragmentatenext

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Verb
  • If the underlying platform is fragmented, any inherent inefficiency can quickly become a bottleneck for AI scaling.
    Sam Rastogi, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • In it, DeLillo uses the Kennedy assassination to examine how conspiracy theories give shape and sense to an increasingly fragmenting culture.
    Reed Jackson, SPIN, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • Finding out the appropriate way to segment the market, determining the right segment to target, and positioning the company in the eyes of customers will enable a company to allocate its resources effectively.
    Ezgi Eyüboğlu, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 May 2026
  • If a judge overturned Tuesday’s court ruling to extend polling place times, the provisional ballots would help election officials segment out votes cast after polls were originally scheduled to close.
    Jamie Landers, Dallas Morning News, 4 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Meanwhile, break the cauliflower into small florets, halving or quartering the larger ones, and rinse well.
    Carole Kotkin, Miami Herald, 16 June 2026
  • The biggest games, the greatest stages, have been quartered off by a velvet rope.
    Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 13 June 2026
Verb
  • Mysterio tripped Page onto the second rope, but Page cut off Rey Mysterio with a big boot as Rey attempted a 619.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Soon after then-President Nicolás Maduro was captured by the US in January, Venezuela ended Cuba’s long-standing medical mission in the country, cutting off a key resource in underserved communities.
    Max Saltman, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • Recent history recalls plans to partition Iraq into ethnic substates.
    David Armitage, Washington Post, 26 June 2026
  • In August 1947 the Indian subcontinent achieved independence from British rule but was simultaneously partitioned into the separate countries India and Pakistan.
    Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 May 2026
Verb
  • In the video, with over 10 million views, Savoie spends several minutes breaking down the soccer star’s collection.
    Teddy Brown, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
  • After 90-plus minutes of frustration and failure to break down cagey South Africa at SoFi Stadium, Canada made history in an instant when Alistair Johnston’s long pass into the box was cleared directly into the path of Eustáquio.
    Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • Fire alarms sounded after a resident pulled the alarm, prompting crews to evacuate buildings as a precaution.
    Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
  • Sorloth played high, facilitating Arsenal midfielder Martin Odegaard to rotate wide and pull deeper to get on the ball.
    Liam Tharme, New York Times, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • Streaming numbers are in their relative infancy and TV ratings are now dissected with multiplatform caveats.
    Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026
  • He was dissected in various media reports.
    Chet Flippo, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2026
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“Fragmentate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fragmentate. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.

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