Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fragmentating
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The plans, released in November, showed roadways encroaching on landmarks and fragmenting neighborhoods in historically Black parts of the city.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Feb. 2026 -
Research indicates that districts with three to eight members are ideal to provide more accurate representation without overly fragmenting the party system.—
Jennifer Lynn McCoy,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2026
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Their greatest pleasure in life is seeing their favorite band play live — grooving out, going nuts, and dissecting every second afterward.—
David Manheim,
Rolling Stone,
19 Feb. 2026
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TikToks promising secret loopholes, Reddit threads dissecting deductions and content creators insisting ways to outsmart the IRS.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Scheller, well-respected in Central Florida’s legal community, has been pulling together a team of attorneys willing to represent pro bono migrants detained locally.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Feb. 2026
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Venero was seen dressed entirely in black and pulling a black and red Husky rolling tool bag.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
21 Feb. 2026
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And of course, from a more skeptical perspective, the whole project could be described as cleaving close to the wisdom of the strippers in Gypsy.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
29 Sep. 2025
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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
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Valley Fair, located on Stevens Creek Boulevard, sits both in San Jose and Santa Clara, with the city border bisecting the property.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
1 Dec. 2025
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This also happens at a moment where the venture capital goalposts are moving—the industry is bifurcating into asset managers and smaller shops, while politics is becoming an increasingly complicated flashpoint.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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The lens surface gradually transitions in prescription strength, with no lines bifurcating your vision.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Timing Tips For Trimming And Pruning Spring-flowering trees and shrubs should be pruned immediately after blooming to encourage more blooms for reblooming plants or to avoid cutting off buds that have set for next year’s blooms.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
22 Feb. 2026
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In Tennessee, Republican leaders have worked with the White House to craft a package of bills aimed at cutting off any state spending on unauthorized residents, in part by creating immigration checks for public school children.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
14 Feb. 2026
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Three women who could be tearing each other apart in the most high-stakes competition on the planet are instead choosing friendship, choosing joy, choosing to have fun with it.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
17 Feb. 2026
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Bring a sledgehammer and swing it, tearing stuff up.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Fragmentating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fragmentating. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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