as in pieces
a broken or irregular part of something that often remains incomplete
charred fragments of the exploded rocket were scattered over a huge area of ground
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as in disrupts
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 fragments
Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Feb. 2026
Mastrovito's Agnus Dei features the Lamb, made of hollow glass and covered in glass fragments, suspended in the air from the cross' upper arm within a hyperboloid covered in gold leaf.
—New Atlas, 23 Feb. 2026
Ingesting foreign materials such as metal fragments can pose a risk of injury, including cuts to the mouth or damage to the digestive tract, according to officials.
—Dallas Morning News, 23 Feb. 2026
The issue was discovered after FSIS received a consumer complaint of metal fragments being found within the RTE meatballs.
—Molly Burford, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2026
Last year, people searching for missing relatives founds piles of shoes and other clothing, as well as bone fragments at what authorities later said was a Jalisco cartel recruitment and training site.
—Fabiola Sanchez, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2026
Last year, people searching for missing relatives founds piles of shoes and other clothing, as well as bone fragments, at what authorities later said was a Jalisco cartel recruitment and training site.
—Garrett Haake, NBC news, 22 Feb. 2026
In the absence of mandatory reporting rules, she and other doctors are often left to rely on rumors, their grapevines of colleagues, and the fragments of information the state public health agency is able to gather and willing to share.
—Jennifer Berry Hawes, CNN Money, 21 Feb. 2026
Information comes in fragments through family, messages and what people are able to share online.
—Emily Chan, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2026
Chris Elmendorf, Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2025
Technology increasingly fragments our attention into smaller and smaller units, leaving us less anchored in our own lives.
—Arianna Huffington, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
The erosion of cooperation fragments collective Arab action on critical issues from Gaza to Nile water disputes, accelerating regional conflicts into competing spheres of influence.
—Khaled Hassan, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Beyond 100 people, culture often fragments, communication distorts and the founder’s vision weakens.
—Jonathan Low, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
At first, the fossil fragments were misidentified and then lost to the shuffle of international museum collections.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Feb. 2026
Mastrovito's Agnus Dei features the Lamb, made of hollow glass and covered in glass fragments, suspended in the air from the cross' upper arm within a hyperboloid covered in gold leaf.
—New Atlas, 23 Feb. 2026
Ingesting foreign materials such as metal fragments can pose a risk of injury, including cuts to the mouth or damage to the digestive tract, according to officials.
—Dallas Morning News, 23 Feb. 2026
The issue was discovered after FSIS received a consumer complaint of metal fragments being found within the RTE meatballs.
—Molly Burford, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2026
Last year, people searching for missing relatives founds piles of shoes and other clothing, as well as bone fragments at what authorities later said was a Jalisco cartel recruitment and training site.
—Fabiola Sanchez, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2026
Last year, people searching for missing relatives founds piles of shoes and other clothing, as well as bone fragments, at what authorities later said was a Jalisco cartel recruitment and training site.
—Garrett Haake, NBC news, 22 Feb. 2026
In the absence of mandatory reporting rules, she and other doctors are often left to rely on rumors, their grapevines of colleagues, and the fragments of information the state public health agency is able to gather and willing to share.
—Jennifer Berry Hawes, CNN Money, 21 Feb. 2026
Information comes in fragments through family, messages and what people are able to share online.
—Emily Chan, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2026
Verb
Research by one of us finds that strict land-use regulation induces developers to pursue smaller projects and ultimately fragments the building industry.
—Chris Elmendorf, Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2025
Technology increasingly fragments our attention into smaller and smaller units, leaving us less anchored in our own lives.
—Arianna Huffington, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
The erosion of cooperation fragments collective Arab action on critical issues from Gaza to Nile water disputes, accelerating regional conflicts into competing spheres of influence.
—Khaled Hassan, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Beyond 100 people, culture often fragments, communication distorts and the founder’s vision weakens.
—Jonathan Low, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fragments
Noun
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The designer's favorite art pieces feel collected, considered, and personal rather than prescriptive.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Feb. 2026
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Mismatched china is great for repurposing pieces into beautiful, functional items like candles.—
Ashley Chalmers,
The Spruce,
21 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Recent weather extremes in the South and East are examples of what global warming can cause — a warmer Arctic that disrupts the polar vortex and pushes cold weather and snow farther south.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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Bad Bunny disrupts this pattern by refusing separation between cultural celebration and political truth.—
Dr. Carlos A Torre,
Hartford Courant,
7 Feb. 2026
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Offered in different flavors, the Strawberry Granola Bites feature a burst of fruity goodness, while the Chocolate Chip Granola Bites combine bits of sweetness with a wholesome mix of oats.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
20 Feb. 2026
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The cookie crumble bits are perfect.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
20 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Lost Lambs by Madeline Cash As the Flynn family fractures under the strain of a failing open marriage and three daughters spiraling into dangerous secrets, their small coastal town is quietly dominated by a powerful shipping magnate no one dares to question.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
31 Jan. 2026
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Despite the victory, the partnership fractures off the ice.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
22 Jan. 2026
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However, this predictable behavior breaks down during ultra-high-speed deformation that occurs in mere fractions of a microsecond.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Feb. 2026
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Aerodynamics are extremely important in Skeleton, where the margin of victory can be fractions of a second.—
Outside,
Outside,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Rotation breaks internal barrier Internal gravity waves generated by churning motions in the outer envelope were already suspected to play a part.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Feb. 2026
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The film considers the relationship between the media and politicians, and how savvy minds can spin news into something that makes or breaks the success of someone, no matter how dirty their hands are.—
Eric Farwell,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In this week’s show, there were slinky fabrics and macho outerwear, and scraps of fur over jersey dresses clinging to terrific asses of all sizes.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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On Christmas Eve, 125 volunteers turned out to pick up insulation and other scraps of debris the storm left in its wake.—
John Meyer,
Denver Post,
17 Feb. 2026
Verb
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If the American state disintegrates, future postmortems are unlikely to focus much on measles, or on rotavirus vaccination rates.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
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The debris – space rocks known as meteoroids – collides with Earth's atmosphere at high speed and disintegrates, creating fiery and colorful streaks in the sky, according to NASA.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
2 Jan. 2026
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“Fragments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fragments. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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