fragmentate

verb

Definition of fragmentatenext
as in to fragment

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fragmentate
  1. fragment
  2. segment
  3. quarter
  4. cut off
  5. partition
  6. break down
  7. pull
  8. dissect
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  • This adds unstated punishment, fragments medical care, limits programming, and burdens federal agencies with unnecessary logistics.
    — Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Trump’s predatory approach to partners is fragmenting the West as a political community.
    — Mark Leonard, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of fragment
Verb
  • 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
  • But traditional toys also showed strength, with the consumer products segment up 5%.
    — Joan Verdon, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of segment
Verb
  • Which amendment prohibits quartering of troops in homes during peacetime?
    — Arthur Jones II, ABC News, 2 July 2026
  • Meanwhile, break the cauliflower into small florets, halving or quartering the larger ones, and rinse well.
    — Carole Kotkin, Miami Herald, 16 June 2026
Definition of quarter
Verb
  • Bridges on the Big Island were washed away, and several communities have been entirely cut off from the rest of the island.
    — Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The county’s Flock cameras soon went dark, cutting off Dane County data from the 140 other law enforcement agencies that had once accessed it.
    — Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of cut off
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
Definition of partition
Verb
  • Smith often tries to attack with his skill and can break down players one-on-one easily.
    — Corey Pronman, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • But the rock is under constant monitoring, evacuation plans are prepared and experts say the rock is more likely to break down gradually than in one huge chunk.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of break down
Verb
  • The Moon enters Sagittarius and your 4th House of Home, Family, and Emotional Roots, pulling your focus toward rest, privacy, space, or household needs.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 20 Aug. 2026
  • With a steam engine, the boat pulled heavy cargo between Budapest and other towns along the Danube.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of pull
Verb
  • When my performance of Birthright ended, a group of three 20-something women in short shorts and ballet flats stood in the courtyard to dissect the play.
    — Hannah Seligson, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The Rose Kennedy Greenway in Boston, Massachusetts, is a notable example of an urban reversal of the 1950s and 1960s highway expansions that occurred across the United States that dissected many cities into sections and separated neighborhoods.
    — Ashley Gardini, JSTOR Daily, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of dissect
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