fragmentate

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Verb
  • When habitat is fragmented — broken up by roads, development or geographical barriers — animal populations can become cut off from one another.
    Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The densest areas fragment first, diminishing further in size.
    Big Think, Big Think, 20 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Early methods segmented sonar imagery into regions that show as highlights paired with acoustic shadows.
    John Femiani, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
  • If a judge overturned Tuesday’s court ruling to extend polling place times, the provisional ballots would help election officials segment out votes cast after polls were originally scheduled to close.
    Jamie Landers, Dallas Morning News, 4 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Finally, he was drawn and quartered, his remains displayed in the public square.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Once they're quartered, drizzle them with cream and top them with white cake mix and butter.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Skydio has warned against relying on international suppliers after the drone maker was cut off from its supply of Chinese batteries when it was blacklisted by Beijing in October, the Wall Street Journal reported.
    Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The war has also cut off jet fuel supplies.
    Steve Kopack, NBC news, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • It’s partitioned by a long, tiled bar along the left wall, situated behind the hearth and its surrounding oval counter and framed, aesthetically, by double Moroccan doors painted in hypnotic geometries.
    Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
  • In the same way characters come and go, bulletins from the outside world pop up as backdrop, with references to The Balfour Declaration and, more pertinently, the upcoming Peel Commission, which, published the following year, would open the gates to partition.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Avoid diseased plants or weeds that have gone to seed, and skip plastic, glass or anything that won’t break down.
    Jessica Damiano, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Sign up for our free The Daily Money newsletter, which breaks down complex consumer and financial news.
    Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The only question was which lever Brown would pull to save his team’s season in the first round of the playoffs.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
  • All of which is great news for Adam Silver and everyone else pulling a paycheck from the league.
    Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • But with a sequel to dissect and an audience primed for this kind of analysis, the larger conversation around villainy is worth reviving.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Dolan dissects his estrangement from his mother after forty years of attempts at peace, and weaves in research and reportage about child abuse and trauma.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Fragmentate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fragmentate. Accessed 3 May. 2026.

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