as in to dissociate
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Recent Examples of fractionate
The researchers used a single high radiation dose, whereas human treatments are usually fractionated – that is, given in smaller doses over time.
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New Atlas,
15 Oct. 2025
Dent corn is fractionated into its various elements (starch, protein/germ, oil and moisture).
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WWD,
16 Oct. 2024
The initial wave fractionated into smaller 25-foot waves, which reverberated across the fjord for over a week.
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Carly Miller,
Forbes,
23 Sep. 2024
In this relational void, where the story often feels fractionated rather than woven, the wildfire itself emerges as the book's main character.
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Amy Brady,
Scientific American,
1 June 2023
Native uses wholesome ingredients like shea butter, tapioca starch, and fractionated coconut oil (which is less messy and absorbs more easily into your skin than regular coconut oil).
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Leeron Horry,
Popular Science,
25 Oct. 2019
New Atlas,
15 Oct. 2025
Dent corn is fractionated into its various elements (starch, protein/germ, oil and moisture).
—
WWD,
16 Oct. 2024
The initial wave fractionated into smaller 25-foot waves, which reverberated across the fjord for over a week.
—
Carly Miller,
Forbes,
23 Sep. 2024
In this relational void, where the story often feels fractionated rather than woven, the wildfire itself emerges as the book's main character.
—
Amy Brady,
Scientific American,
1 June 2023
Native uses wholesome ingredients like shea butter, tapioca starch, and fractionated coconut oil (which is less messy and absorbs more easily into your skin than regular coconut oil).
—
Leeron Horry,
Popular Science,
25 Oct. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fractionate
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The moves toughen the environment in Brazil for giants like Google, Meta and TikTok, who have long tried to dissociate themselves with crimes online committed by users.
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This tadpole-like object is a clump of denser nebulosity that hasn't been completely photo-dissociated by the Trifid's radiation field yet.
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The council’s unanimous decision to rezone and subdivide the dogleg of land into smaller parcels follows the guidance of the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission.
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Two years ago, Affirmed Housing went to the Board of Supervisors with a request to subdivide a 5-acre commercial property in the Rescue and Cameron Park areas so a future project there could qualify for an exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act.
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The market has also bifurcated, favoring experienced sponsors.
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However, the longer-term consequences could be more profound and bifurcated, a Reuters columnist argued, with governments increasing their support for electrification and renewables, as well as ramping up purchases of coal to reduce reliance on Middle East transit routes.
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Streaming numbers are in their relative infancy and TV ratings are now dissected with multiplatform caveats.
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He was dissected in various media reports.
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The revelation has divided Jefferson descendants for decades.
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The sale sees the property divided into three lots with two buildable, giving the opportunity to create a treasurable family compound in rural seclusion just a 30-minute drive from the island’s main towns.
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The result is uncommon room layouts like the tri-suite king room equipped with two twin-sized beds and a king bed split by a privacy divider that doubles as a playful art installation.
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Cutright, who was not charged with murder, split from Devastating Pyrotechnics to form Blackstar Fireworks on the property in 2023.
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Lyle: What was really important for us with Lottie is that there’s a tendency to want to dichotomize characters in television and film into protagonists and antagonists, or heroes and villains.
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Worse examples: resystematize, transparentize, essentialize, rightsize, dichotomize.
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The trend toward fractional trading also comes at a time when stock splits—when companies with high share prices fractionalize shares to more affordable levels—have fallen out of favor (Apple is one outlier, having split its stock several times).
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“Fractionate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fractionate. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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