fragments 1 of 2

noun

Definition of fragmentsnext
plural of fragment
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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verb

present tense third-person singular of fragment
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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  1. disrupts
  2. fractions
  3. remnants
Verb
  • Pursuing The Wrong Trends When a new trend disrupts the market and an opportunity presents itself, navigating a path forward can be challenging.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
  • This new standard discredits live event producers' long-standing excuse that accessibility disrupts the performance or looks bad.
    Toby Wong, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of disrupts
Noun
  • Tournaments are held around the world every year with participants vying for the title of fastest puzzle-solver over fractions of a second.
    Chris Lau, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Imagine learning averages through current baseball stats, fractions through baking cakes or geometry through hands-on woodworking projects.
    MacKenzie Price, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of fractions
Noun
  • In August, workers carved channels in the remnants of two dams, allowing water to flow freely along more than 40 miles of the Klamath for the first time in more than a century.
    Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
  • One week after the remnants of Hurricane Helene ravaged the mountains, some of North Carolina’s highest gas prices by county average are in the region most challenged.
    Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Oct. 2024
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