fragmentizing

verb

present participle of fragmentize
as in fragmentating

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fragmentizing
  1. fragmenting
  2. bisecting
  3. bifurcating
  4. dissecting
  5. pulling
  6. cleaving
  7. fracturing
  8. cutting off
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  • 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
Definition of fragmenting
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  • For the quintessential Glacier National Park visit, take the Going-to-the-Sun Road for 50 miles of stunning vistas, bisecting the east and west sides of the park.
    — Giovanna Caravetta, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Valley Fair, located on Stevens Creek Boulevard, sits both in San Jose and Santa Clara, with the city border bisecting the property.
    — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 1 Dec. 2025
Definition of bisecting
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  • At the same time, the enterprise AI market is bifurcating.
    — Steve McDowell, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
  • Levanon’s reading of the labor data is that the economy is bifurcating in a specific and underreported way.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 16 May 2026
Definition of bifurcating
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  • Instead of dissecting possible outcomes or making last-minute adjustments, Kerr and co were at the warm-up track.
    — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • While the team had been reveling in its temporary 2-0 lead, the referee team had been dissecting what happened moments before the ball hit the back of the net.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
Definition of dissecting
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  • Philips said he’s been able to grow revenue by folding in four additional, smaller businesses, integrating their operations into his factory, and reinvesting heavily in systems rather than pulling cash out for himself.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Beyond using high-quality and fresh beans, keeping them whole until just before pulling the espresso is just as important.
    — Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of pulling
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  • By the time Lincoln was elected president in 1860, slavery was already cleaving the country.
    — Chris Kenning, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • Something like cleaving a payroll system in three has to be done flawlessly, for example, so staff still get paid on time.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 12 June 2026
Definition of cleaving
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  • Warner missed much of last season after fracturing his right ankle last October.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 25 July 2026
  • Later that year, an intruder broke into the Pelosis’ San Francisco home and attacked Paul Pelosi with a hammer, fracturing his skull.
    — Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 18 July 2026
Definition of fracturing
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  • One couple has racked up millions of views for their trailblazing short cut into the Costco parking lot, bypassing the entrance and four-wheeling over the curb and sidewalk, sometimes cutting off drivers about to pull into the vacant spot.
    — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 30 July 2026
  • Republicans argued before the vote that cutting off the administration's ability to wage war now would tie their hands.
    — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 23 July 2026
Definition of cutting off
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“Fragmentizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fragmentizing. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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