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
  • Organizations must determine which systems are affected, understand the business consequences of remediation, and test and deploy fixes without disrupting critical operations.
    Shane Buckley, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The researchers learned that parents were concerned by low-flying helicopter noise disrupting their children’s sleep and affecting their brain health.
    Caroline Montojo, STAT, 14 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • That was until Pogačar crashed, fracturing his collarbone and neck, and abandoning on stage eight.
    Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • But nearly two centuries ago, European settlers started fracturing this relationship.
    Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • There are already rumors of the Senate breaking for campaign season early, but Republican leadership still wants to confirm nominees and complete some regulatory rollbacks.
    Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Meanwhile, Yudkowsky took such tropes of rebellion and rule-breaking and built a philosophical apparatus around them.
    Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Scott’s face, in this shot, is a whole novel, disintegrating into tears before being shored up again, eventually rearranged into something resembling a welcoming smile that teeters on the edge of collapse.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The 110-floor south tower, struck shortly after the north tower by another plane, was disintegrating.
    Diane Herbst, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2026

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“Fragmenting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fragmenting. Accessed 21 Sep. 2026.

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