as in fractured
forcibly separated into many pieces
restoring the fragmented Roman sculpture was like putting together a jigsaw puzzle
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as in disrupted
to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly
you can fragment that peanut brittle easily, but how it breaks is basically up to the brittle
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Recent Examples of fragmented
Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 4 Nov. 2025
After sequencing, the mass of fragmented genetic data must be assembled into a complete genome sequence and then that complete sequence must be manually verified, in a process called curation, and then annotated.
—Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Nov. 2025
Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 23 Oct. 2025
Fanbases are increasingly fragmented across social media platforms and between video services.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 15 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Other major reasons cited included fragmented data systems, a lack of clarity about what the PE sponsor expects and competing priorities across operational initiatives.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 4 Nov. 2025
After sequencing, the mass of fragmented genetic data must be assembled into a complete genome sequence and then that complete sequence must be manually verified, in a process called curation, and then annotated.
—Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
People of all genders and races experienced a gap in cognitive scores on the original test when their sleep was fragmented.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 23 Oct. 2025
Fanbases are increasingly fragmented across social media platforms and between video services.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fragmented
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In Tracker, Justin Hartley stars as Colter Shaw, a professional bounty hunter with a fractured family and a complicated love life, but in real life, the actor is a husband and father.—
Katie Mannion,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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Dos Santos’ latest injury, a fractured cheekbone suffered early in last week’s loss to the Timbers, could be a season-ender.—
Ryan Finley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025
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The shutdown has disrupted federal operations, delayed pay for hundreds of thousands of workers, and put critical programs at risk.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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If the shutdown has not been resolved at the end of this week, there is a big risk Thanksgiving travel could be disrupted, said Henry Harteveldt, president of Atmosphere Research Group.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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And then there’s the wreckage of a broken heart and being left to mend it in an era where technology has plunged dating into overdrive.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
6 Nov. 2025
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Her dad, Mark, 54, commented with praying, broken heart and crying emojis.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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The attorney general was adamant that if Running Fence broke the law, workers would be arrested and jailed, and contractors would lose their licenses.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Letters to the editor of The Kansas City Star complained that the parade’s participants far outnumbered the spectators in 2011, the year the Royal broke from tradition and rescheduled the parade to coincide with the competition.—
Patrick Salland,
Kansas City Star,
7 Nov. 2025
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Yamamoto earned his third victory, a 5-4 triumph over the Toronto Blue Jays that ended in the 11th inning on the shattered bat of Alejandro Kirk, who tapped a splitter to Mookie Betts at shortstop for a season-ending double play.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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The second suspect, a 39-year-old man also from Aubervilliers, was already known to police for thefts; his DNA was discovered on the shattered display case and other items left behind.—
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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When the facility opened the following morning, a security guard came upon a smashed display case and realized the coins had been stolen, French media outlets reported.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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Aerial video of the aftermath also showed a red helicopter on its side with a smashed cockpit window and debris scattered over the highway surface.—
Diego Mendoza,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Fragmented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fragmented. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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