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
Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Loose bodies are cartilage or bone fragments that float around in the fluid of the elbow joint.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
Some drone fragments fell on the grounds of Sheremetyevo Airport, Russia’s busiest air hub, though no injuries or damage were reported, according to the facility.
—Kosta Gak, CNN Money, 17 May 2026
Clay fragments sit in geological layers beneath a chunk of glass, which true to its name looks, lit from behind, like lava.
—Anthony Paletta, Curbed, 17 May 2026
Straus Family Creamery is voluntarily recalling a variety of organic ice cream flavors and sizes sold in 17 states because of concerns there may be metal fragments in the frozen treats, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 16 May 2026
Vaccines present either defanged pathogens or distinctive fragments of them to specialized immune cells—namely, T cells and antibody-producing B cells—that can then learn to identify those microbial enemies.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
María Farinha Filmes is also on advanced post-production on Eryk Rocha’s Elza, a doc portrait of legendary singer Elza Soares, and via archive fragments of Brazilian films featuring key Black artists, a record of the political and artistic struggles and transformation of Brazil’s Black movement.
—ARTnews.com, 15 May 2026
He is accompanied by the Cubans Piñera and Rodríguez Tomeu, who read fragments of poems in a flowery, exaggerated way.
—Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 18 May 2026
Democrats, meanwhile, contend the map deliberately fragments minority communities — particularly in regions like Tampa Bay and South Florida — in ways that advantage Republicans.
—Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 30 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
Noun
Pastoral care, safeguarding, academic standards, finance, HR, and operations all have to move as one unit, or the work fragments.
—Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Loose bodies are cartilage or bone fragments that float around in the fluid of the elbow joint.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
Some drone fragments fell on the grounds of Sheremetyevo Airport, Russia’s busiest air hub, though no injuries or damage were reported, according to the facility.
—Kosta Gak, CNN Money, 17 May 2026
Clay fragments sit in geological layers beneath a chunk of glass, which true to its name looks, lit from behind, like lava.
—Anthony Paletta, Curbed, 17 May 2026
Straus Family Creamery is voluntarily recalling a variety of organic ice cream flavors and sizes sold in 17 states because of concerns there may be metal fragments in the frozen treats, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 16 May 2026
Vaccines present either defanged pathogens or distinctive fragments of them to specialized immune cells—namely, T cells and antibody-producing B cells—that can then learn to identify those microbial enemies.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
María Farinha Filmes is also on advanced post-production on Eryk Rocha’s Elza, a doc portrait of legendary singer Elza Soares, and via archive fragments of Brazilian films featuring key Black artists, a record of the political and artistic struggles and transformation of Brazil’s Black movement.
—ARTnews.com, 15 May 2026
He is accompanied by the Cubans Piñera and Rodríguez Tomeu, who read fragments of poems in a flowery, exaggerated way.
—Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
Verb
Each event drops oxygen levels and fragments sleep, leaving people exhausted, foggy and at higher long-term risk for cardiovascular disease.
—Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 18 May 2026
Democrats, meanwhile, contend the map deliberately fragments minority communities — particularly in regions like Tampa Bay and South Florida — in ways that advantage Republicans.
—Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 30 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fragments
Noun
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Most small jewelry items are a non-issue for body scanners, but larger, bulkier pieces may need to go into a bin.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
17 May 2026
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Misael eating meat alone, cutting up pieces with an enormous knife while barely lit by the flames in front of him, and, sporadically, almost-silent lightning bursts in the distant background.—
Vadim Rizov,
IndieWire,
16 May 2026
Verb
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Going to bed and waking at wildly different times disrupts circadian rhythm even when total hours look adequate on paper.—
Allison Palmer,
Charlotte Observer,
19 May 2026
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This cycle disrupts weather patterns globally, including in Chicago.—
David Yeomans,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
Noun
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At the core of quantum computing are quantum bits, or qubits, that can store multiple values simultaneously, unlike binary bits that can only be a 0 or a 1.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
15 May 2026
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The best bits of Body of Work are defined by the ideas that don’t center Skeletrix in the frame, the half-thoughts and thorny passages that breeze past if you aren’t locked in.—
Olivier Lafontant,
Pitchfork,
15 May 2026
Verb
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And Mary’s electric, palpably physical pursuit of justice becomes even more crucial in the final act, after a grotesque display of performative mockery toward Māori culture fractures the last remnants of civility present amid one of Cole’s lavish-yet-repulsive gatherings.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
17 May 2026
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What fractures globalized production naturally results in higher prices just as what integrates global production naturally results in lower prices.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
Noun
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His blistering fractions tell that tale.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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According to a securities filing, Corning granted Nvidia warrants to purchase up to 3 million shares — at an exercise price of fractions of a penny — for a total of $500 million.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
6 May 2026
Verb
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Harbaugh breaks the tie narrowly by outmanaging Titans boss Robert Saleh.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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Dahlia, a disillusioned police aide, breaks into the mansion of the corrupt police chief Bernal and steals the money from his safe, unloading the funds to slum dwellers whose settlement Bernal razed down.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Just scrape off large food scraps and let the dishwasher clean the rest.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
19 May 2026
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The wastepaper baskets were filled with real scraps of newspaper.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
17 May 2026
Verb
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The skin stretches out and disintegrates, posing a risk of limb amputation.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
17 May 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,
7 May 2026
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“Fragments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fragments. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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