fragmentates

verb

present tense third-person singular of fragmentate
as in fragments

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fragmentates
  1. fragments
  2. breaks down
  3. cuts off
  4. bifurcates
  5. dissects
  6. bisects
  7. tears
  8. pulls
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  • This creates an unhealthy dependency and fragments attention, contributing to chronic stress.
    — Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • Technology fragments children’s attention spans.
    — Kira Willey, CNBC, 17 June 2026
Definition of fragments
Verb
  • Wheeler breaks down her actionable, high-yield steps for parents with kids of all ages who want to lower their bills right now.
    — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 31 July 2026
  • Commentary and opinions In his latest column, Gustavo Arellano breaks down the banality of evil in the Border Patrol’s secret anti-immigrant slur.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
Definition of breaks down
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  • Remote work cuts off young workers from much of that organic mentoring.
    — Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2026
  • Architects must build a central kill switch that instantly cuts off the AI if an anomaly occurs.
    — Naveen Jayaram, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of cuts off
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  • 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
Definition of bifurcates
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  • This German production, predominantly shot in Ukraine, carefully dissects how a gender transition and Russia’s invasion converge on the love between Olya (Tania Myronyshena) and Oleh (Markus Bright).
    — Sonya Vseliubska, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026
  • In the dark comedy Maddie’s Secret, Early dissects the odd eroticism of online food content.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 June 2026
Definition of dissects
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  • Emergency services were sifting through the rubble of what used to be a nine-story building on the left bank of the Dnipro River that bisects the city as the sun rose and fires flared up around it.
    — Gleb Garanich, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • The dog is ahead and has stopped by the tree that bisects the diagonal; the girl with the bright red coat who seems to be paused behind him.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
Definition of bisects
Verb
  • Instead of wiping firmware, an adversary nudges a setpoint, edits a protection parameter, distorts a sensor feed—or shows the operator a calm screen while the equipment tears itself apart.
    — Julian Durand, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • When a testicle ruptures, the tough outer covering, called the tunica albuginea, actually tears open after an extremely forceful blow.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 22 July 2026
Definition of tears
Verb
  • The vibes are awkward all around, and things only get weirder when Emira pulls Georgia aside to chat.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Replace Cabinet Hardware New drawer pulls, cabinet knobs, and even hinges can make quite the impact on your tired old kitchen cabinets.
    — Barbara Bellesi Zito, The Spruce, 5 Aug. 2026
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