fragmentated

past tense of fragmentate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fragmentated
Verb
  • As human civilization developed in Egypt and Rome and India, lion and tiger populations were fragmented, decimated.
    Rebecca van Laer September 30, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
  • And as the years went on, gentrification and development fragmented their own neighborhoods.
    Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Back in Denmark, laboratory analysis dissected the science.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Tua Tagovailoa’s costly turnovers, issues on the offensive and defensive lines, the lack of turnovers, and pressure placed on quarterbacks and everything else that’s wrong with the team general manager Chris Grier built, and Mike McDaniel coaches has been dissected to death.
    Omar Kelly October 2, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Many girls and women have turned to online education being offered by organizations in other countries, but the nationwide blackout now cuts off their access to that, too.
    Chantelle Lee, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The oppressive rule has led to nations cutting off aid, leading to one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.
    semafor.com, semafor.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • These goals may appear bifurcated, but they will become increasingly intertwined in the years ahead.
    GARY ROUGHEAD, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2025
  • It’s also oddly bifurcated into two noticeably chunks, with the first half focusing on Hank and Yvonne’s tender but touchy, highly tectchy relationship and the second half leaning into the gonzo forward momentum of a get-the-dough crime flick.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The number of people using the FAIR plan for fire insurance has increased dramatically in recent years as companies have pulled back business in the state due to losses caused by major wildfires arising from risks due to climate change and other factors.
    Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • On their first possession, Mahomes stood in the pocket with the Chiefs in the red zone, spotted receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster open down the middle and pulled the trigger on a third-down pass.
    Sam McDowell October 3, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The first thing visitors approaching Quincy, Washington see is dry rolling hills, cleaved by the Columbia River.
    Monica Nickelsburg, NPR, 17 Aug. 2025
  • The mudslide cleaved through Dharali village, burying some houses.
    Reuters, NBC news, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Combs got emotional and broke down crying when Kim Porter appeared on the screen.
    Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Rory McIlroy, who has played for Team Europe at the Ryder Cup in every tournament from 2010 to 2025, previously broke down the significance of the match-up and how a potential prize fund could change the meaning of the tournament.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But seeing all these grocery items perfectly bisected is so satisfying.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
  • As a continent that’s bisected by the Equator, Africa is actually the least distorted of all in the Mercator projection.
    Big Think, Big Think, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Fragmentated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fragmentated. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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