fragmentated

Definition of fragmentatednext
past tense of fragmentate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fragmentated
Verb
  • Haulover Cut has already fragmented into an unrecognizable jumble of marsh and hammocks behind Kiawah Island.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Education procurement in the US is fragmented.
    William Jones, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Among the issues dissected are the price hikes, advertising momentum, the ongoing debate about Netflix’s engagement trends, and, yes, the World Baseball Classic.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Historians have dissected the poem since 1860 and compared it to Revere’s account of the ride in his own words and other historic evidence.
    Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Then, the livestream abruptly cuts off.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The war, now in its seventh week, has jolted markets and rattled the global economy as a great deal of shipping has been cut off and airstrikes have torn through military and civilian infrastructure across the region.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Now we’re bifurcated, with roughly a third of our households not meeting self-sufficiency standards, and more than a third achieving wealth that was unimaginable a generation ago.
    Russell Hancock, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Iran has effectively bifurcated the strait between its traditional Navy and the more aggressive Revolutionary Guard.
    Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 9 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Weathers was charged an additional run after issuing a leadoff walk in the sixth and getting pulled from the game.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The picture represented every second of invisible labor that pulled me away from the little people who mattered most to me, all the work that stole my ability to be present in those moments and remember them, too.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • But there’s one factor helping them on Iran policy right now, two decades after Iraq cleaved the Democratic Party in two.
    Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Cyprus was cleaved along ethnic lines in 1974 when Turkey invaded following a coup aiming to unite the island with Greece.
    ABC News, ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The Pakistani side was surprised that talks broke down and a deal to end the war with Iran didn’t emerge after Iranian and US negotiators met in marathon discussions in Islamabad.
    Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Two empty crude tankers attempted to make their way through the Strait of Hormuz and into the Persian Gulf on Sunday, only to make last-minute U-turns just as peace negotiations between the US and Iran broke down, threatening a fragile ceasefire.
    Weilun Soon, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The park, which is bisected by Chipman Road into north and south sections, is home to a skate park, pickleball courts, sand volleyball courts and play areas.
    Nathan Pilling March 30, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
  • During the game, Kailey sat with their mother, Carol, in the middle of the stands that bisected each student section.
    Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
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“Fragmentated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fragmentated. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.

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