FRAGMENTING Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

fragmenting

verb

present participle of fragment

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 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 Now, effects from the fresh conflict in the Middle East are rippling across the region, further fragmenting a once efficient and finely tuned global aviation network. —

Zach Levitt, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026

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Lastly, azelaic acid can help reduce redness and breakouts gently, without disrupting the skin’s ecosystem.

— Tatiana Dias, Vogue, 29 May 2026
Jim also reiterated his view that concerns about AI disrupting cybersecurity have proven misguided as digital threats become increasingly sophisticated.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 29 May 2026