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
Robert Lang, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
As vast as its market size may be, the industry is severely fragmented and geographically far-flung, which makes the product difficult to scale.
—Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
The strong solar gravity and the pressure of the solar wind, or constant stream of particles streaming off our sun, fragmented the comet into several chunks.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
The original film tells a captivating and fragmented story of Mexico City’s underbelly, exploring the harsh realities of the underworld through three interlocking narratives of hope, betrayal, and revenge.
—Robert Lang, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
As vast as its market size may be, the industry is severely fragmented and geographically far-flung, which makes the product difficult to scale.
—Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Verb
Discovering a site like this allows archaeologists to further understand the culture and society of early medieval England, when the country was fragmented into several kingdoms but rulers like Offa were beginning to unify it and Alfred the Great was fighting off Viking invaders.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
The strong solar gravity and the pressure of the solar wind, or constant stream of particles streaming off our sun, fragmented the comet into several chunks.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fragmented
Adjective
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The incident, the complaint alleged, left Seitz with a fractured jaw, punctured lung and a bruised collarbone.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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Late February polling averages, though, consistently point to a fractured Democratic vote, which has allowed the two most prominent Republican candidates to top the pack in some surveys.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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The business for L’Oréal — a bellwether — remained soft in 2025, especially due to the channel in China being temporarily disrupted by the suspension of the duty-free members app Sunrise and a change in domestic airport operators.—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Puerto Vallarta and Guadalajara flights have continued to be disrupted, with the alert citing flight-crew availability.—
Dante Motley,
Austin American Statesman,
24 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The elimination of a glass glazier, someone responsible for replacing broken windows on campuses, would leave the district with one person qualified to do the job, a particular concern for Teamsters who noted sheets of glass are heavy and hard to move and install alone.—
Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Double Olympic champion Federica Brignone, who returned from a broken left leg just before the Milan Cortina Games and then won gold in super-G and giant slalom, took part in a training session Wednesday but skipped training the following day and decided to sit out the race.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2026
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The Paramount news broke as promotion is happening for Warner Bros’.—
Lindsey Bahr,
Fortune,
28 Feb. 2026
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Those threes were part of a 19-4 run that broke the game open.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
28 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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You are torn through shattered car windows.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Feb. 2026
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Last Sunday, Breezy Johnson won downhill gold on the same Olimpia delle Tofane that took her out of the 2022 Games in Beijing and Lindsey Vonn, back from retirement, stepped into the starting gate with a torn ACL only to leave with a shattered leg via helicopter.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The Fox Flight Team also obtained drone video showing what appears to be a pair of smashed floodlights at the back of the home.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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Among the damage is a smashed statue of The Virgin Mary, other religious artifacts, like the tabernacle that stores communion, and destroyed furniture.—
Michele Gile,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Fragmented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fragmented. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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