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
Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Two days later, Zeek was home with his family again, fragments of the bullet still lodged in his shoulder between a block of nerves and main blood vessel.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
One of Sappho’s poem fragments also helped align the symptoms with love-sickness.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 27 Sep. 2025
In videos shared to the meteor society and to local TV outlets, the satellite’s breakup appeared dramatic but serene, moving slowly across the sky and trailing glowing fragments for several seconds.
—Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Studying the white dwarf and the exo-Pluto fragments is like looking into the future of our own solar system.
—Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Martel posted images of the discovery on the social media platform, showing a skull and other bone fragments.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
The scene in the lobby yawed from hysteric to melancholic and back—hundreds of people surrounded by tote bags and dogs, trading rumors, bleak jokes, and fragments of actual news.
—Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Scott Derrickson has made millions on the unnerving emptiness between fragments of film grain.
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 21 Sep. 2025
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
About 58 million pounds of corn dogs and other meats on sticks were recalled because of possible wood fragments in the batter.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Two days later, Zeek was home with his family again, fragments of the bullet still lodged in his shoulder between a block of nerves and main blood vessel.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
One of Sappho’s poem fragments also helped align the symptoms with love-sickness.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 27 Sep. 2025
In videos shared to the meteor society and to local TV outlets, the satellite’s breakup appeared dramatic but serene, moving slowly across the sky and trailing glowing fragments for several seconds.
—Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Studying the white dwarf and the exo-Pluto fragments is like looking into the future of our own solar system.
—Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Martel posted images of the discovery on the social media platform, showing a skull and other bone fragments.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
The scene in the lobby yawed from hysteric to melancholic and back—hundreds of people surrounded by tote bags and dogs, trading rumors, bleak jokes, and fragments of actual news.
—Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Scott Derrickson has made millions on the unnerving emptiness between fragments of film grain.
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
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 Canadiens have some other nice, underrated pieces here, too, led by Guhle, who at 23 years old could take another step if healthy all year.—
Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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They are made by chopping oat groats into smaller pieces and have a chewy texture.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Once Hughes plays the ball towards Lacroix, Mateta (red) disrupts City’s central zonal defender, Ruben Dias, and the rest of the Palace attackers diverge towards different zones inside the penalty area.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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What Happens Next As AI disrupts the hiring process across different industries, Thompson anticipates more companies could pull back on hiring altogether.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Tutu Atwell’s role is perplexing Every fan base has some trademark bits.—
Nate Atkins,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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The new Galactic Brownie flavor combines brownie batter ice cream, gooey brownie bits, creamy chocolate icing swirls, and rainbow chips that dazzle like the stars in the Milky Way.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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While a tiny fraction of the quake’s energy (less than 1%) fractures rocks, up to 80% of it is transformed into heat.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Sep. 2025
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If the community fractures over which path to take, and no consensus emerges, adoption may be stalled.—
Korok Ray,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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There are so many life lessons packed into baking a simple birthday cake or a blueberry muffin, and not just how to do fractions.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
30 Sep. 2025
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Even if a harvester can outgas regolith reliably, separating minute traces of helium-3 from helium-4 and other gases at low mass fractions requires sophisticated cryogenic or membrane systems.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Laughter from the crowd breaks the tension of what could have been understood as metaphor for Netanyahu’s actions.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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In an industrial kiln, these pellets reach temperatures of around 900 degrees Celsius, which breaks them down and releases pure CO2 gas.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Oxygen or green material includes grass clippings, produce scraps, tea bags, and coffee grounds.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
27 Sep. 2025
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The researchers had shown in 2023 that parasitic scraps of DNA could spread within bacterial populations by hitching rides on the tails of infecting viruses.—
Elie Dolgin,
IEEE Spectrum,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The debris collides with Earth's atmosphere at high speed and disintegrates, creating fiery and colorful streaks in the sky.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Recruits typically come from deprived areas, and as Russia’s economy disintegrates in slow motion, the bonanza offered by the army looks increasingly appealing.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Fragments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fragments. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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