fragmentates

Definition of fragmentatesnext
present tense third-person singular of fragmentate
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Verb
  • Democrats, meanwhile, contend the map deliberately fragments minority communities — particularly in regions like Tampa Bay and South Florida — in ways that advantage Republicans.
    Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Some fragments feature drawings or geometric designs rather than text.
    Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The latest monthly budget update on the national debt and its interest burden, shared on May 8, breaks down the government’s income and outgoings for the fiscal year so far, which began in October.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 11 May 2026
  • Quince actually breaks down the price for each item on its site, revealing the cost for materials, packaging, freight and handling, duties, taxes and other fees.
    Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 11 May 2026
Verb
  • As the rocket’s core stage cuts off, the zero G indicator will begin to float, identifying the moment when the crew is officially in space.
    Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Turning your phone off or using airplane mode cuts off wireless communication while still allowing alarms to work.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • While designing the Guggenheim in Bilbao, Spain, in the 1990s, the architect would sit by the river that bifurcates the city, looking at different metal treatments.
    Belinda Luscombe, Time, 6 Dec. 2025
  • For example, Highway 17 currently bifurcates a piece planners hope to lock in through Los Gatos.
    San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 July 2021
Verb
  • Bill of the Month is a crowdsourced investigation by KFF Health News and The Washington Post’s Well+Being that dissects and explains medical bills.
    Andrew Jones, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Dolan dissects his estrangement from his mother after forty years of attempts at peace, and weaves in research and reportage about child abuse and trauma.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The Israeli military has blown up several bridges over the river – which bisects Lebanon – over the past days, as part of a broader assault in the south.
    Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2026
  • On one side, cars speed past on the two-lane road that bisects the southern part of the state.
    Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The current moment tears the Band-Aid off this old conflict and the complex system underneath.
    Caroline Wagner, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Drink, drugs and sometimes tears.
    Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • This sends a signal of safety to the nervous system and pulls you out of anxious mental loops.
    Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2026
  • And there’s the more overtly dashing William Ryder (Laurie Davidson), whose great sense of fun pulls something similar out of Mary.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 May 2026
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“Fragmentates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fragmentates. Accessed 15 May. 2026.

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