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
Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 13 Apr. 2026
Gravel is a mixture of small natural rock fragments that are sourced from quarries or riverbeds.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2026
During past close approaches with the Sun, Phaethon released vast amounts of dust and larger fragments.
—Patrick M. Shober, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2026
California wouldn’t exist without it, and one of the remaining fragments of the plate presently power the volcanoes of the Cascades.
—ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2026
Shooting stars occur when tiny fragments of comets or asteroids enter Earth's atmosphere.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Greece had a thriving philosophical tradition before Socrates, but only fragments survive; almost all our knowledge stems from later accounts, a history written by the winners.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Ahead of the Wuthering Heights album release, a standard review process was conducted on a small number of tracks from the album, including fragments of material originating from earlier sessions.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 6 Apr. 2026
Investigators have already pulled up two cannons, uniform fragments and shoes from the wreck site.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
Ryan Brennan
april 1, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
Some fragments feature drawings or geometric designs rather than text.
—Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026
Zillow has argued that the approach fragments listing information and reduces transparency for buyers.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 18 Mar. 2026
As internal pressure builds, the casing ruptures and scatters fragments outward at high speed, causing widespread injury to those nearby.
—Divya Dubey, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Mar. 2026
If one side fragments badly enough, surprises can happen.
—James Ward, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
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
Noun
There is also a black ceramic bowl, fragments of obsidian, and several blades with the altar.
—Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 13 Apr. 2026
Gravel is a mixture of small natural rock fragments that are sourced from quarries or riverbeds.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2026
During past close approaches with the Sun, Phaethon released vast amounts of dust and larger fragments.
—Patrick M. Shober, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2026
California wouldn’t exist without it, and one of the remaining fragments of the plate presently power the volcanoes of the Cascades.
—ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2026
Shooting stars occur when tiny fragments of comets or asteroids enter Earth's atmosphere.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Greece had a thriving philosophical tradition before Socrates, but only fragments survive; almost all our knowledge stems from later accounts, a history written by the winners.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Ahead of the Wuthering Heights album release, a standard review process was conducted on a small number of tracks from the album, including fragments of material originating from earlier sessions.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 6 Apr. 2026
Investigators have already pulled up two cannons, uniform fragments and shoes from the wreck site.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
Verb
Some fragments feature drawings or geometric designs rather than writing.
—Ryan Brennan
april 1, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
Some fragments feature drawings or geometric designs rather than text.
—Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026
Zillow has argued that the approach fragments listing information and reduces transparency for buyers.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 18 Mar. 2026
As internal pressure builds, the casing ruptures and scatters fragments outward at high speed, causing widespread injury to those nearby.
—Divya Dubey, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Mar. 2026
If one side fragments badly enough, surprises can happen.
—James Ward, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fragments
Noun
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Throw the pieces into a zip-top bag along with lemon (juice and slices), olive oil, a minced shallot, some Parmesan, and salt and pepper.—
Jesse Szewczyk,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 Apr. 2026
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Those pieces of software, among other things, power operating systems and transfer data for things connected to the internet.—
Huo Jingnan,
NPR,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The seven-week conflict has jolted the global economy, with oil prices skyrocketing as the blockade disrupts vital shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.—
Munir Ahmed,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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Solar flares, intense bursts of energy in the sun's atmosphere, can trigger radio blackouts on Earth by increasing ionization in the upper atmosphere, which disrupts radio signals.—
Ryan French,
Space.com,
13 Apr. 2026
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About 80 times heavier than protons, W bosons are among the heaviest of nature’s fundamental particles, which can’t be broken down into smaller bits.—
Clara Moskowitz,
Scientific American,
10 Apr. 2026
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There may be no documents in the libraries, but the trees hold bits and shards of this land’s collective memory.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Asking them to leapfrog to low-carbon pathways while denying them finance, technology, and infrastructure undermines trust and fractures global cooperation—the very cooperation climate action depends on.—
Damilola Ogunbiyi,
Time,
19 Mar. 2026
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South America fractures into a puzzle of fjords and channels at the southernmost tip of the continent, the Brunswick Peninsula, in Chile’s Magallanes Region, where the future park will protect temperate rainforests, shrublands, and vast carbon-capturing peat bogs.—
Mark Johanson,
Outside,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Pak thinks that certain Everests — such as a major problem in number theory about whether sums like π + e can be written as fractions — will remain unresolved for centuries.—
Konstantin Kakaes,
Quanta Magazine,
13 Apr. 2026
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Prices have risen by fractions of a penny for most of the week, sometimes even edging lower.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Scaling globally breaks that intimacy.—
Samuel Mueller,
Fortune,
12 Apr. 2026
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My heart breaks for them in a strange way.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2026
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Think of it like a blender—feed scraps in slowly to avoid overwhelming the system.—
Jamie Cuccinelli,
Martha Stewart,
12 Apr. 2026
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Reusing kitchen scraps in your garden is a win-win for your plants, the environment, and your budget.—
Tessa Cooper,
The Spruce,
12 Apr. 2026
Verb
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But shortly thereafter, its nucleus fragments and quickly disintegrates.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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The café disintegrates, white-peach mimosas lost forever.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Fragments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fragments. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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