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 only a fraction of DigiKey's imports can ship to its FTZ, because suppliers must satisfy all the very particular requirements of the process.
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Alina Selyukh, NPR, 24 Apr. 2025
Solar and wind power provided a tiny fraction of overall electricity, showing moderate growth every year.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 23 Apr. 2025
These costs add up: OpenAI has more than half a billion weekly users, and only a fraction of them are paid subscribers.
—Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 21 Apr. 2025
As with other agencies affected as part of Mr. Musk’s effort, only a small fraction of AmeriCorps employees remained at the headquarters in Washington on Thursday.
—Aishvarya Kavi, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2025
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Alina Selyukh, NPR, 24 Apr. 2025
Solar and wind power provided a tiny fraction of overall electricity, showing moderate growth every year.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 23 Apr. 2025
These costs add up: OpenAI has more than half a billion weekly users, and only a fraction of them are paid subscribers.
—Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 21 Apr. 2025
As with other agencies affected as part of Mr. Musk’s effort, only a small fraction of AmeriCorps employees remained at the headquarters in Washington on Thursday.
—Aishvarya Kavi, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fraction
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These represent fragments of all the things that might currently be on your mind.—
Scott Mautz, Contributor,
CNBC,
16 Apr. 2025
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The restoration works enhanced the grotto’s surface and its rich and elaborate scheme, made of rustic, polychrome and multi-material mosaics featuring shells, glass pastes, semi-precious stones, stone fragments and mineral crusts.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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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With about 100 vendors, there is a little bit of everything here, from jewelry to pickles and hot sauce to collectible items like coins and comic books.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2025
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Sure, the ending is solved by a convenient bit of technobabble, but even that could be seen as spoofing Trek.—
Christian Holub,
EW.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Holloway, a former UFC featherweight champ, saw his three-fight winning streak end in his most recent scrap, a third-round knockout loss to UFC lightweight champ Ilia Topuria at UFC 308 in October 2024.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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The weapons were loaded onto a conveyor belt and fed to a gun chipper to be turned into scrap metal and recycled.—
Christina Shaw,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Fraction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraction. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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