as in disrupting
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 fragmenting
For many women, night sweats occur repeatedly for years, fragmenting sleep night after night.
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Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 17 June 2026
No-cost services are a great option for people looking to reduce monthly expenses amid an ever-fragmenting streaming market.
—Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 1 June 2026
The bullet struck Howard in the face and lodged behind his eye, fragmenting upon impact.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 1 June 2026
If experimental and vanguard poetry is set on fragmenting the lyric I, verse plays and poet’s theater redistribute it.
—Literary Hub, 29 May 2026
Blue light from screens suppresses melatonin by up to 80%, delaying sleep onset when viewed within an hour of bedtime and fragmenting deep sleep.
—John La Puma, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
Democratic Party leadership has expressed serious concern about the crowded eight-candidate Democratic field fragmenting voter support, with state party chair Rusty Hicks explicitly urging struggling candidates to withdraw to prevent two Republicans from advancing to the general election.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Media is always fragmenting, reconsolidating, and then fragmenting again, as yesterday’s disruption inevitably becomes today’s institution.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2026
What used to be a huge collective cultural consciousness has been fragmenting and separating out into mini-cultures that don’t communicate with each other.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 15 Mar. 2026
Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 17 June 2026
No-cost services are a great option for people looking to reduce monthly expenses amid an ever-fragmenting streaming market.
—Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 1 June 2026
The bullet struck Howard in the face and lodged behind his eye, fragmenting upon impact.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 1 June 2026
If experimental and vanguard poetry is set on fragmenting the lyric I, verse plays and poet’s theater redistribute it.
—Literary Hub, 29 May 2026
Blue light from screens suppresses melatonin by up to 80%, delaying sleep onset when viewed within an hour of bedtime and fragmenting deep sleep.
—John La Puma, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
Democratic Party leadership has expressed serious concern about the crowded eight-candidate Democratic field fragmenting voter support, with state party chair Rusty Hicks explicitly urging struggling candidates to withdraw to prevent two Republicans from advancing to the general election.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Media is always fragmenting, reconsolidating, and then fragmenting again, as yesterday’s disruption inevitably becomes today’s institution.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2026
What used to be a huge collective cultural consciousness has been fragmenting and separating out into mini-cultures that don’t communicate with each other.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 15 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fragmenting
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The knock-on effect is a shortage of fuel and munitions for Russian frontline troops in southern Ukraine, further disrupting Russian President Vladimir Putin’s wartime goals.—
Gianluca Mezzofiore,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
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People attending the trial would also be prohibited from reacting, gesturing, wearing distracting clothing, or otherwise disrupting proceedings.—
Matthew Davisson,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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By leveraging exact data and diagnostics, organizations can pinpoint exactly where their culture is fracturing—frequently among Black women, employees with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ professionals.—
Julie Kratz,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Kate Evans twice in the back with a 7-pound sledgehammer, fracturing her spine.—
Brian Melley,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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The perk here is that the material holds up to cold weather by stretching and expanding without breaking, requiring fewer repairs and resource use.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 June 2026
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State Medicaid programs might try to reroute some of those dollars — adding to their overall administrative nightmare created by all these late-breaking rule changes.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
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Right now, the rings furthest from the planet are disintegrating and drifting into space.—
David M. Drucker,
Twin Cities,
31 May 2026
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The damage from our disintegrating democracy demands attention — and now.—
Elizabeth Keifer,
Hartford Courant,
29 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Fragmenting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fragmenting. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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