as in fractured
forcibly separated into many pieces
restoring the fragmented Roman sculpture was like putting together a jigsaw puzzle
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as in disrupted
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 fragmented
Cecilia Ciocchetti, Rolling Stone, 3 Dec. 2024
Increasingly isolated from each other due to fragmented habitats, the birds may be suffering from dangerous inbreeding.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 30 Nov. 2024
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Today’s political culture can seem fragmented and chaotic in ways that echo the turmoil of Weimar’s final months.
—Christine Adams / Made By History, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
What followed was an infuriating ordeal through a fragmented healthcare system that seemed more intent on serving its bureaucratic processes than its patients.
—Chris Bowen, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
According to the singer, Riot has evolved its music production into a more integrated and ongoing part of its creative process, distinguishing itself from other companies that typically use more fragmented approaches.
—Cecilia Ciocchetti, Rolling Stone, 3 Dec. 2024
Increasingly isolated from each other due to fragmented habitats, the birds may be suffering from dangerous inbreeding.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 30 Nov. 2024
Read More: Doomsday and Democracy: Former Trump Aides Warn of Secret Presidential Crisis Powers
Today’s political culture can seem fragmented and chaotic in ways that echo the turmoil of Weimar’s final months.
—Christine Adams / Made By History, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
What followed was an infuriating ordeal through a fragmented healthcare system that seemed more intent on serving its bureaucratic processes than its patients.
—Chris Bowen, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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The chaos could spill into neighboring Lebanon and Iraq, and no amount of military might can fully insulate Israel from the ripple effects of a fractured Syria.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
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Regrouping later at the hangar, medics took stock of the wounded — several arterial GSWs, a fractured tib-fib for Josie, and such.Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 8 Dec. 2024
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The war in Ukraine has disrupted the flow of grain to Africa, and Houthi attacks on commercial shipping are causing supply chain problems in Europe and across Asia and the Americas.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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But 2023 disrupted this pattern.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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At the hospital, Maggie unknowingly leaves a trail of blood after cutting her hand on broken glass.Jordana Comiter, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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The broken glass and defaced portraits of the now fugitive president crunching under our feet.James Longman, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
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The huge event set attendance records for a boxing event in Texas and broke viewership records with its stream on Netflix.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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His wish came true before his performance; Jackson State University’s Sonic Boom of the South broke it out earlier in the day in its matchup against Alabama State.Rembert Browne, Billboard, 11 Dec. 2024
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Footage from the scene showed the smashed motorcycles near the shoulder and right-most lane of the road, which was littered with debris.Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
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Only her car, found abandoned by two hunters on a rural roadside the next morning, and her two smashed cell phones, discovered near a neighbor's house, remained.Gemma Schneider, ABC News, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Fragmented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fragmented. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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