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Recent Examples of fractionally
If senior judgment matters more than ever, why not just hire it full-time instead of fractionally?
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Sue Mysko,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Shares of Netflix are trading fractionally lower this year and have plunged 15% since Thursday.
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Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
22 Apr. 2026
Gas prices were down fractionally compared to Wednesday, but will likely catch up to the most recent spike in oil in the coming days.
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Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2026
The two Republicans lead other candidates only fractionally, according to results released Wednesday by UC Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies and co-sponsored by The Times.
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James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2026
Naturally, players will do anything to make the hole feel even fractionally more approachable and comfortable off the tee.
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Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
15 Mar. 2026
The moon — appearing fractionally smaller than usual — was unable to cover the entirety of the sun's disk, leaving a thin sliver of its outer edge visible to surround Earth's natural satellite to create a ring in the skies over Antarctica.
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Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
17 Feb. 2026
Indeed, data center infrastructure provider Vertiv Holdings shares closed fractionally higher after having fallen more than 7%.
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Steve Kopack,
NBC news,
6 Jan. 2026
Those who have a college degree face a fractionally lower unemployment rate at the time of writing (a little over 6%) than peers with a high school diploma or some level of college training.
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Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
28 Dec. 2025
Sue Mysko,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Shares of Netflix are trading fractionally lower this year and have plunged 15% since Thursday.
—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
22 Apr. 2026
Gas prices were down fractionally compared to Wednesday, but will likely catch up to the most recent spike in oil in the coming days.
—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2026
The two Republicans lead other candidates only fractionally, according to results released Wednesday by UC Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies and co-sponsored by The Times.
—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2026
Naturally, players will do anything to make the hole feel even fractionally more approachable and comfortable off the tee.
—
Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
15 Mar. 2026
The moon — appearing fractionally smaller than usual — was unable to cover the entirety of the sun's disk, leaving a thin sliver of its outer edge visible to surround Earth's natural satellite to create a ring in the skies over Antarctica.
—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
17 Feb. 2026
Indeed, data center infrastructure provider Vertiv Holdings shares closed fractionally higher after having fallen more than 7%.
—
Steve Kopack,
NBC news,
6 Jan. 2026
Those who have a college degree face a fractionally lower unemployment rate at the time of writing (a little over 6%) than peers with a high school diploma or some level of college training.
—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
28 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fractionally
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The nanobubbler system — essentially imperceptibly small bubbles meant to oxygenate the water and choke off algae growth — had never been tested at this scale on a public monument before deployment.
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Progress continued, if slowly and imperceptibly, from that point forward.
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The brand, which will see the first collection by Mulier early next year, is progressively repositioning toward full-price sales, higher quality and improved depth of the offer.
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Much of the story took shape progressively during production itself.
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After several generations, those faster-growing cells produced more offspring and became increasingly common in the population, demonstrating a basic form of natural selection.
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Humanitarian workers say the emotional toll is becoming increasingly visible inside temporary shelters.
Adverb
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Bell’s letter to James and New York MFCU Director Amy Held argues that the unit is moving too slowly on cases and amassing too few indictments and convictions for wrongdoing in the Medicaid system.
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Manganese atoms slowly take the place of some iron, creating a uniform LMFP structure.
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“Fractionally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fractionally. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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