Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fragmentated
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As indie film buyers and sellers prepare to come together at the European Film Market in Berlin, there is a sense that, although the arthouse market is fragmented and not a little divided, the leaders in the field are adapting to the ever-evolving complexities of the specialty world.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
10 Feb. 2026 -
Attention is now fragmented across creators, platforms, communities, and algorithms.—
Christopher Vollmer,
Fortune,
9 Feb. 2026
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Still, the meeting — and more precisely, where the city goes from here — is being dissected by neighbors, on social media, at places of worship.—
Sarah Bahari,
Dallas Morning News,
16 Feb. 2026
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They are revered one minute and dissected the next.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
16 Feb. 2026
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Washington has upped pressure in a bid to replace Havana’s communist regime, cutting off oil shipments and, by extension, the economy.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
17 Feb. 2026
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First responders cut off her camo shorts to care for her that day, and a photo of the shorts was shown in court.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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In practice, CVs are being used across a market that has become increasingly bifurcated.—
Sunaina Sinha Haldea,
Fortune,
14 Feb. 2026
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Since then, the consumer economy has only become more bifurcated.—
Jessica Dickler,
CNBC,
7 Feb. 2026
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So far, six have been pulled to safety.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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Sakamoto plans to retire after the Olympics, but will leave the sport in good hands with her teammate and new talent Nakai, who landed a triple axel that pulled her into first.—
Alice Park,
Time,
18 Feb. 2026
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Perceptions about the country’s and states' trajectories cleaved along partisan lines for respondents in both Houston and Chicago.—
Maliya Ellis,
Houston Chronicle,
11 Feb. 2026
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Because of Proposition 50, the current, deep-red district will be cleaved into three pieces.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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Here’s how the top 10 broke down — and what put each state on the list.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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With that, Shaboozey broke down, squeezing the bridge of his nose to suppress tears.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
2 Feb. 2026
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The conservatory opens out to a small woodland — call it Glazer Shire — bisected by a small creek.—
Mark Lamster
Architecture Critic,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
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In fact, the trend in recent times has been to rejoin urban neighborhoods that were bisected by interstate highway construction in the 1960s.—
Ian Savage,
The Conversation,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Fragmentated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fragmentated. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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