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
Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 21 Jan. 2026
Alcalá, who once served at senior levels of the military hierarchy, claims the cartel evolved from a fragmented system into a centralized structure.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 13 Jan. 2026
Wahnee said his role is often to help survivors navigate overlapping jurisdictions and locate services when records, funding, or authority are fragmented across tribal, state, and federal lines.
—Stephen Martin, Oklahoma Watch, 13 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
How unreliable memory is, and how abrupt, fragmented and also associative.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 21 Jan. 2026
Alcalá, who once served at senior levels of the military hierarchy, claims the cartel evolved from a fragmented system into a centralized structure.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
Verb
Too many tile styles in one space looks fragmented; stick to one main tile instead.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 13 Jan. 2026
Wahnee said his role is often to help survivors navigate overlapping jurisdictions and locate services when records, funding, or authority are fragmented across tribal, state, and federal lines.
—Stephen Martin, Oklahoma Watch, 13 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fragmented
Adjective
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While many cast members bring longstanding friendships onto the island, that can actually lead to a more brutal game with fractured feelings when game comes first.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Feb. 2026
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Hammer Down follows a seasoned long-haul trucker and his tenacious daughter as they’re forced to confront their fractured relationship while transporting a mysterious cargo across the country.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
6 Feb. 2026
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Types of polar vortex events Meteorologists generally track two main ways the polar vortex behaves when it’s disrupted.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
3 Feb. 2026
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For the operation, the team used a multi-node mesh network that could reroute data automatically through other available noted, if certain parts of the network were disrupted.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Feb. 2026
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Two broken floodlights could be seen dangling from a wire in the back of the house.—
Adam Sabes , Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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He was airlifted to Children's Hospital in Aurora with internal injuries and broken bones and was released early this week.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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But looming is the question of whether the federal immigration officers who pulled the triggers in both cases actually broke the law, a question that will come down to complicated issues that are much harder to define than the outrage that prompted calls for accountability.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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Vatrano was relegated to the bottom six and then broke his shoulder.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
7 Feb. 2026
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The woman suffered lacerations to her arm from shattered glass but did not require hospitalization, authorities said.—
Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2026
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The ring allegedly exploited a large-scale humanitarian effort used to ship aid and commercial goods into the shattered enclave.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
5 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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Daniel Hernandez doesn’t include tomatoes in his recipe, which means there’s no watery element to interfere with the buttery smashed avocados.—
Carolynn Carreño,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Fragmented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fragmented. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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