fragmentates

present tense third-person singular of fragmentate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fragmentates
Verb
  • Technology increasingly fragments our attention into smaller and smaller units, leaving us less anchored in our own lives.
    Arianna Huffington, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The erosion of cooperation fragments collective Arab action on critical issues from Gaza to Nile water disputes, accelerating regional conflicts into competing spheres of influence.
    Khaled Hassan, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Its gentle formula expertly breaks down makeup without leaving my skin feeling dry and tight.
    Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Sign up for our free The Daily Money newsletter, which breaks down complex consumer and financial news.
    Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 2 Nov. 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
  • For males, this means a vasectomy, which is a surgical procedure that cuts off the supply of sperm to the semen.
    Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • At the Hotel Tyrol in the Italian Alps, lepidopterist Charlotte Wright of the Wellcome Sanger Institute, a leader of Project Psyche, dissects the yellow tiger moth captured near the stone hut.
    Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Dill’s lab, which dissects ticks to check for Lyme and other diseases, seemed far removed from campus culture wars.
    Emma Green, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • On August 20, Israel approved the construction of the controversial E1 settlement that effectively bisects the West Bank; Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich explicitly framed the move as a response to calls for Palestinian statehood.
    SHIRA EFRON, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Whatever pulls them together may also be the thing that tears them apart.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
  • First released in 2020 on South Africa’s M-Net, a division of MultiChoice, and now a Canal Plus company, the thriller about how a family tears itself apart in a succession battle built a huge fandom in South Africa and fame abroad.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Tankaneo Long Trench Coat A long trench instantly pulls any outfit together, and this one does it with a fresh, fashion-forward edge.
    Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2025
  • The cheese pulls everything together, giving it an extra salty and savory depth.
    Stephanie Ganz, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2025
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“Fragmentates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fragmentates. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.

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