fragmentating

present participle of fragmentate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fragmentating
Verb
  • The absence of visible conflict or resistance can feel like alignment, when in fact the team is quietly fragmenting.
    Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Agricultural activities in Africa are increasingly fragmenting wildland areas that are prone to burning.
    Seyd Teymoor Seydi, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The reason being HoverAir can't guarantee waterproofing if users are dissecting their drones.
    Joe Salas August 21, New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2025
  • For more on And Just Like That …, sign up for And Just Like That … Club, our subscriber-exclusive newsletter obsessing over, dissecting, and debating everything about season three.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Running back Henry Rutledge is awaiting the results of an MRI for a lower-body injury after pulling himself after playing five snaps against North Carolina.
    Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Companies that committed to DEI efforts and made public statements are now pulling back from those policies, editing their websites, disbanding employee resource groups, and quietly abandoning inclusive hiring goals.
    C200, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The lens surface gradually transitions in prescription strength, with no lines bifurcating your vision.
    Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Ewpjdk 4-Pack Garden Pruning Shears come with four pruning shears for the price of one and are versatile enough to take on all kinds of fall pruning tasks, like harvesting, clipping, deadheading, and cutting off the final fruits of the season, before winter comes.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The 11-year-old was suffering an asthma attack, which was cutting off his supply of oxygen.
    Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Rodgers had a very forgettable two-year run as the Jets QB over the last two seasons, leading the team to a 5-12 record in 2024 after missing all of the 2023 season after tearing his Achilles in the season opener that year.
    Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Missed the final 14 games last year after tearing his ACL at Tampa.
    Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Fragmentating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fragmentating. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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