fragmentate

Definition of fragmentatenext

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Verb
  • When a super agent fails, responsibility fragments across retrieval, reasoning, tooling and policy.
    Praveen Satyanarayana, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • During the shooting, a bullet struck Ferren’s patrol car and fragmented before striking him in the neck, police spokesperson Officer Brad Perez said.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 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
  • This side of deeply roasted, tender sweet potatoes comes quartered and seasoned with GK’s take on togarashi.
    Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Finally, he was drawn and quartered, his remains displayed in the public square.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Experts warn other delivery platforms and foreign companies, including a major Spanish hotel chain already downsizing, may retreat from Cuba, cutting off lifelines for families amid shortages and blackouts.
    Gisela Salomon, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2026
  • Throughout the episode, Whoopi Goldberg struggled to cut to commercial break, repeatedly having to cut off her co-hosts in heated interactions with the vice president.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • Try framing your deck with a thick flower bed to partition the area off from the rest of your yard in a colorful, attractive way.
    Peg Aloi, The Spruce, 3 May 2026
  • If the two sides couldn’t agree, Rabin said, Israel would build a barrier to partition its land from Palestinian territory in order to meet Israeli security needs.
    Dennis Ross, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • And although Democrats went back and forth with the White House and congressional Republicans over a possible compromise, the talks eventually broke down, leading the GOP to pursue an alternate path forward.
    Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 10 June 2026
  • But the company touts itself as a more sophisticated method than merely detecting if a work is present in training data, rather breaking down on a more granular level how the works are being used.
    Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2026
Verb
  • If there is no parking lot or driveway to pull into, pull your vehicle off to the side of the road as far as possible.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 8 Dec. 2025
  • She was caught on video making a gun symbol with her fingers, putting it to her neck, and pulling the imaginary trigger.
    Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 7 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Show leaders will meet to dissect every frame of Game 4’s broadcast, eyeing improvements for Game 5 on Saturday.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 11 June 2026
  • During the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, ski jumpers used high-speed video and motion analysis to dissect their takeoff timing, aerodynamics, and in-run speed.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 11 June 2026
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“Fragmentate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fragmentate. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.

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