fragmentized

verb

past tense of fragmentize
as in fragmentated

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  1. fragmented
  2. bifurcated
  3. cut off
  4. bisected
  5. dissected
  6. cleaved
  7. rent
  8. fractured
Verb
  • Now there are many ways to be lonely, and as society gets fragmented, people get lonelier.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026
  • From her vantage point, the current system is fragmented with no clear authority.
    — Jon Regardie, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of fragmented
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  • The impasse dates back to summer 2023, when the City Council bifurcated the new collective bargaining agreement with the FOP.
    — Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The screen is sometimes bifurcated between Carter’s livestream, which itself gets clogged with fan comments and emojis, and people watching it in Japan.
    — William Earl, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of bifurcated
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  • Police in South Africa have arrested five suspects in connection with a violent farm robbery in the North West province in which a 50-year-old farmer was shot and had his ears cut off.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The village of Chama in New Mexico was evacuated and cut off by road closures.
    — Christopher Weber, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of cut off
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  • Imagine bringing up rabies to somebody who had just been bisected and then stuck back together with what, at least to him, looked like packing tape?
    — Téa Obreht, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The building’s three lower floors, including a ground-floor shop, caved in before dawn in the district of Maltepe, on the Asian side of Istanbul, a city that is bisected by the Bosporus Strait.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of bisected
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  • Anything this pair does for the next several months that is not together will be scrutinized, dissected, interpreted, and ESPN can only blame itself.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The fallout has been dissected by the public for years, with both Cooper and Franklyn speaking broadly about it.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of dissected
Verb
  • The arid landscape is creased with rugged mountain ranges, cleaved by scenic canyons and filled with vast stretches of open space interrupted by midsize cities and small towns that spring like oases from the desert floor.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The capricious shift is whiplash-inducing, as if editors Adam Gough and Tom Eagles cleaved a sizable chunk of footage from the film.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of cleaved
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  • The high cost of borrowing could also be pushing house hunters across the country to rent instead of buy right now, said Benjamin Wright, a Miami real estate broker.
    — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Buying a home — or even finding an affordable place to rent — is increasingly out of reach for many.
    — Jenny Jarvie Follow, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of rent
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  • The Notre Dame product fractured his forearm in the preseason finale and was already expected to be a roster bubble player on cut-down day.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Their interiors were fractured into visually immersive pools and veins of cobalt, scarlet, yellow and blue.
    — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of fractured
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