fragmentized

Definition of fragmentizednext
past tense of fragmentize
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Verb
  • When habitat is fragmented — broken up by roads, development or geographical barriers — animal populations can become cut off from one another.
    Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Haulover Cut has already fragmented into an unrecognizable jumble of marsh and hammocks behind Kiawah Island.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Now we’re bifurcated, with roughly a third of our households not meeting self-sufficiency standards, and more than a third achieving wealth that was unimaginable a generation ago.
    Russell Hancock, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Iran has effectively bifurcated the strait between its traditional Navy and the more aggressive Revolutionary Guard.
    Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 9 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Skydio has warned against relying on international suppliers after the drone maker was cut off from its supply of Chinese batteries when it was blacklisted by Beijing in October, the Wall Street Journal reported.
    Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The war has also cut off jet fuel supplies.
    Steve Kopack, NBC news, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The park, which is bisected by Chipman Road into north and south sections, is home to a skate park, pickleball courts, sand volleyball courts and play areas.
    Nathan Pilling March 30, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
  • During the game, Kailey sat with their mother, Carol, in the middle of the stands that bisected each student section.
    Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The first lady, a former model whose outfits are endlessly dissected on social media, said her mother, a designer of children's clothes in Sevnica, Slovenia, shaped her perspective on fashion and business.
    Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 8 May 2026
  • With Denver desperate for stops, the 6-foot-9 forward dissected the defense, routinely getting to his spots to knock down jumpers.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 1 May 2026
Verb
  • Trunks were cleaved down the center.
    Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The two rows of buildings are cleaved down the middle by a pathway leading visitors toward the temple.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • His late father, Miguel Oceguera, emigrated from Mexico and rented a cot from a family friend in the basement downstairs in 1973.
    Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
  • For regular Americans, the stagflation debate is not abstract, showing up in every job search and in every monthly cost from utility bills to rent payments.
    Tristan Bove, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Word around baseball is all the losing has turned the Mets clubhouse, which has already been fractured these past couple years, into a joyless brig.
    Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 2 May 2026
  • The Angels catcher fractured his pisiform bone when a foul ball in Saturday’s game struck the tiny bone near his wrist on the pinky side of his left hand.
    Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 26 Apr. 2026
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“Fragmentized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fragmentized. Accessed 10 May. 2026.

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