FRAGMENTATE Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

fragmentate

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Definition of fragmentate

as in to fragment

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Not that it’s been fragmented in a detrimental way, but the first three episodes were largely dedicated to establishing the new status quo.

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
Montemayor told Campus Insights Media that alcohol disrupts rest at a biological level, fragmenting sleep into short bursts that leave a person feeling drained the following morning.

— Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of fragment

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An Audience Simulation Agent can segment audiences and simulate how individual groups could react to a message before its release.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026
The results will help segment POTS patients into more granular cohorts based on the source of their symptoms, rather than lumping them all together as Simo says the medical industry often does today.

— Emily Forlini, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026

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And just like that, Rocky Myers is cut off from the world again.

— Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
But in recent years, Romo has been criticized for his preparation, for cutting off Nantz mid-sentence, for fawning over Josh Allen and other quarterbacks and for seeming pollyannish at times.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026

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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

Definition of partition

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Pratt fouled off Thornton’s first pitch and then pulled back his bat on the second one, a fastball right down the middle.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026
Washington has turned to pulling economic levers six months into a war on Iran that has ground to a stalemate militarily, with peace talks stalled and most traffic through the crucial Strait of Hormuz blocked.

— Tucker Reals, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026

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Graduate students on Rochman’s team are dissecting fish and finding that manmade bits ingested by some of their catch passed from stomachs into filets.

— Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
Who better to help dissect the impasse than someone who was actively involved in NBA front-office negotiations for a living?

— John Hollinger, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

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