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
Jackie Snow, Quartz, 14 May 2025
Archaeologists also found cremation urns, a copper-alloy pin and fragmented fired clay weights.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 12 May 2025
Whether intact or fragmented, in the likely event that the Kosmos-482 descent craft reaches our planet’s surface, it will be considered the property of Russia.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 7 May 2025
Overcoming Key Challenges Across diverse organizations, revenue teams repeatedly encounter three key obstacles:
Data Silos
Teams frequently face fragmented information across separate platforms, slowing decision making and responsiveness.
—Vivek Vishal, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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Adjective
Padraig Nolan, an advisory board member at the Europe Startup Nations Alliance, said Europe’s deeper challenge is self-inflicted: a fragmented market and a chronic failure to help startups scale.
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The 29-year-old suffered a concussion and his own fractured vertebra, though less serious than Landa’s injury.—
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Both parties have accused the other of fractured ethics and corruption, and even an independent arbitrator likened the situation to a simmering cauldron.—
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Behind the scenes there was no doubt other dreams were dashed and processes disrupted.—
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After a season disrupted by injuries and fewer starts, the writing was on the wall.—
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Kansas City police were called to the Betty Rae’s location on Delaware Street on Oct. 13 and discovered a broken glass door and that a safe had been stolen, according to court documents.—
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Inspired by the Japanese art of Kintsugi, which is repairing broken pottery with gold, Rochette embraced her physical and emotional scars as essential parts of her story.—
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Lewis, who read the quarterback perfectly and was initially positioned near the back of the end zone, broke hard toward the area before Maye had finished his delivery.—
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After news of Lively’s complaint broke, WME dropped Baldoni as a client.—
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Video from the crash site showed a silver Infiniti SUV with damage to the hood and a smashed windshield.—
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Authorities found a smashed tablet, laptop and an Xbox gaming console in a dumpster at his house.—
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“Fragmented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fragmented. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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