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fragmentating

verb

present participle of fragmentate
as in fragmenting

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  1. fragmenting
  2. dissecting
  3. pulling
  4. cleaving
  5. bisecting
  6. bifurcating
  7. cutting off
  8. tearing
Verb
  • Even a few lux of light can suppress melatonin, potentially shortening and fragmenting sleep, Wickramasinghe said.
    — Stephanie Anderson Witmer, HEALTH, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Marketing agents, sales agents, and service workflows may each optimize for local objectives while unintentionally fragmenting the broader customer narrative.
    — Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of fragmenting
Verb
  • Patrick testified and found himself at the center of an online swarm of sleuths and influencers dissecting every detail of the case, developing theories that portray him as uncaring, unfaithful and even the murderer of his children.
    — Ross Douthat, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026
  • During an interview late last season, Ojomo explained that his biggest growth came with understanding and dissecting offenses, knowing how to attack different plays and players.
    — Zach Berman, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of dissecting
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  • The key to pulling it off was close collaboration with his department heads and lead actor to make sure James’ arc was clearly mapped out, both visually and emotionally.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2026
  • There were slides, there was a demo everyone loved, and then, a few quarters later, someone stopped pulling the usage numbers and the whole thing faded.
    — Amirtha Saminathan, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of pulling
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  • It can be made cleanly by cleaving the hydrogen out of water using clean electricity.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Imagine a termite carving a path like a jumbled ball of string through a tree trunk, instead of an axe cleaving a single vector.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of cleaving
Verb
  • The train winds up Michigan’s west coast, offering brief but sweeping views of Lake Michigan and bisecting lush, Midwestern farmland dotted with trees resplendent in their autumn wardrobes.
    — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026
  • For the quintessential Glacier National Park visit, take the Going-to-the-Sun Road for 50 miles of stunning vistas, bisecting the east and west sides of the park.
    — Giovanna Caravetta, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2026
Definition of bisecting
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  • At the same time, the enterprise AI market is bifurcating.
    — Steve McDowell, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
  • Levanon’s reading of the labor data is that the economy is bifurcating in a specific and underreported way.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 16 May 2026
Definition of bifurcating
Verb
  • The trade system is also being fragmented by global trade dynamics like export restrictions, tariffs, sanctions cutting off certain sources, and shipping and logistics breakdowns.
    — Cleo Levin, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • If time is limited, prioritize cutting off seed heads and flower structures.
    — Manjot Kaur Sidhu, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of cutting off
Verb
  • People should be building others up rather than tearing them down.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Penix, a first-round pick in 2024, started nine games last season before tearing his left ACL.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of tearing
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“Fragmentating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fragmentating. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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