as in fragment
a broken or irregular part of something that often remains incomplete
if even a tiny fraction of that cookie broke off and fell into the delicate watch works, it could mess things up
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Recent Examples of fraction
And of those who do, only a fraction are successful.
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Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025
Here again, most Republicans, 56%, were in favor, with 51% supporting peaceful acquisition and just a fraction, 5%, supporting means that could include force.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2025
For the small fraction of bus stops RTD does manage, its leaders think about managing snow all year long, Moran said.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2025
The north-of-the-border ally is responsible for only a tiny fraction of the undocumented immigration and illicit drugs that flow into the U.S, according to data from the Drug Enforcement Administration.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2025
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Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025
Here again, most Republicans, 56%, were in favor, with 51% supporting peaceful acquisition and just a fraction, 5%, supporting means that could include force.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2025
For the small fraction of bus stops RTD does manage, its leaders think about managing snow all year long, Moran said.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2025
The north-of-the-border ally is responsible for only a tiny fraction of the undocumented immigration and illicit drugs that flow into the U.S, according to data from the Drug Enforcement Administration.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fraction
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These worms have long white tentacles and live in tubes made of coral fragments.—
Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization,
Miami Herald,
14 Feb. 2025
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Today, their bones are few and far between, found typically in isolation and in fragments.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
12 Feb. 2025
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Mazzoli created a lush score that was alternately sweeping or intimate, sensuous or mystical, yet with a distinctive sound that was her own weaving a thread through the piece.—
Janelle Gelfand,
Cincinnati.com,
19 July 2017
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This is why the war stories of Tom Clancy are such convincing and moving pieces of fiction.—
Janine Barchas,
Washington Post,
18 July 2017
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One of those rare attacks occurred just two years ago in 2023, when a shark bit a snorkeling American woman.—
Max Saltman,
CNN,
18 Feb. 2025
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Rather than spending years of R&D perpetually reinventing themselves, its creators take what’s worked in their own games, incorporate the best bits of others, and remix the brew over and over.—
Isaiah Colbert,
Rolling Stone,
18 Feb. 2025
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On the floor were pieces of scrap metal and a film of metallic dust, some of which also floated visibly in the air.—
Daniel Stone,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 Feb. 2025
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See photos: Impressive nature scenes delight and inspire 'No Access' by Ian Wood Wood, who shot the photo of the badger, noticed that locals had been leaving food scraps on the pavement for foxes.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA TODAY,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Fraction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraction. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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