fragmenting

present participle of fragment

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Recent Examples of fragmenting Marketing agents, sales agents, and service workflows may each optimize for local objectives while unintentionally fragmenting the broader customer narrative. Harvard Business Review, 4 Sep. 2026 Many organizations still operate multiple ERPs, driving up costs, fragmenting data and slowing decisions. David Zwick, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Montemayor told Campus Insights Media that alcohol disrupts rest at a biological level, fragmenting sleep into short bursts that leave a person feeling drained the following morning. Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2026 Similarly, large-scale hydroelectric dams disrupt freshwater ecosystems by fragmenting rivers, blocking migratory fish species like salmon, and altering natural sediment flows. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026 Ironically, the concerns Ferguson once raised about fragmenting communities such as Baltimore City are an inevitable consequence if the measure passes. Yuripzy Morgan, Baltimore Sun, 20 Aug. 2026 Trump’s predatory approach to partners is fragmenting the West as a political community. Mark Leonard, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 After decades of prestige living on the small screen, that is fragmenting under streaming’s shift toward free and ad-supported models, structurally vacating the premium tier. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 July 2026 For nations, that means charting new routes through a fragmenting global order. Kurt Shillinger, Christian Science Monitor, 30 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fragmenting
Verb
  • And an unprecedented immigration crackdown is disrupting the labor supply in agriculture, construction, hospitality and food processing, raising prices even further.
    Ana Ceballos, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano erupted early Sunday, prompting flight cancellations at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and disrupting flights at other airports.
    Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Upon his return to the team, Simmons started three games before fracturing his wrist in a game against the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving Day.
    Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026
  • In fact, researchers found sanctions have at times backfired by fracturing opposition and boosting support for the regime – even among moderate opponents of the government.
    Matt Egan, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • This was evidenced in the first half against Club Brugge, when Emiliano Buendia’s pass for a breaking Jackson was underhit.
    Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Sabalenka held and then played one of her best games of the match, breaking at love to tie it at 4-all.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The 110-floor south tower, struck shortly after the north tower by another plane, was disintegrating.
    Diane Herbst, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2026
  • His relationship with his wife (Anna Faris) and kids is disintegrating and a National Enquirer journo keeps threatening to run an exposé of his infidelities.
    Jessica Kiang, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

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“Fragmenting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fragmenting. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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