fragmentates

Definition of fragmentatesnext
present tense third-person singular of fragmentate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fragmentates
Verb
  • Research by one of us finds that strict land-use regulation induces developers to pursue smaller projects and ultimately fragments the building industry.
    Chris Elmendorf, Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2025
  • Technology increasingly fragments our attention into smaller and smaller units, leaving us less anchored in our own lives.
    Arianna Huffington, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Swiss treatment center has programs ranging from around $122,000 to $154,000 per week, which breaks down to $17,428 to $22,000 per night.
    Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Her last reporter's notebook from Milan breaks down the pomp and circumstance of the closing ceremony.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 23 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • The drug cuts off access to vitamin A in the testes by blocking a receptor known as RAR alpha.
    Ana Castelain, Bloomberg, 28 Jan. 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
Verb
  • Her own divorce, then, represented a shattering—of a home, of an identity, of a life—a process that Cusk dissects with a surgeon’s coolness and precision.
    Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Chris McKenna dissects a rollercoaster evening at Turf Moor.
    Chris McKenna, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The duffel features zippered compartments on both ends, a mesh internal organization pocket, and a removable divider that bisects the generous main compartment, which is easily accessible via a 270-degree-zippered flap.
    Drew Zieff, Outside, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Rancho Cordova was shaped in part by Folsom Boulevard, which bisects the densest section of the city and served, historically, as a highway stretching northeast from downtown Sacramento, said City Councilmember Linda Budge.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Under her watch, Americans have been murdered in cold blood, DHS has obstructed lawful congressional oversight, dismissed credible reports of abuse, carried out an extreme agenda that tears families apart and destabilizes communities.
    The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Catherine uplifted us in a world that often tears us down.
    Andrew Gelwicks, Vogue, 3 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The system pulls from deep property data, 3D Matterport tours, neighborhood insights and proprietary school data to guide you.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026
  • This trilogy pulls you into a nostalgic Holmes and Watson relationship between the main characters.
    Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 19 Feb. 2026
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“Fragmentates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fragmentates. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.

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