as in fragments
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 fractions
Revisions are usually tiny—fractions of a percent.
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Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The tradeable PGIs would give market participants legally enforceable ownership of vaulted gold and allow traders to buy fractions of 400-ounce bars for the first time, according to Mike Oswin, global head of market structure and innovation at the WGC.
—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 7 Sep. 2025
There is not really a need for beta blockers, particularly in people with normal ejection fractions [following heart attacks], which may be about 50 percent or higher.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
In fact, most men and women who survive heart attacks today have ejection fractions above 50%, Ibáñez said.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
Need to explain fractions to a 9-year-old?
—Alena Conley, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
Most of those dimensions will change by only fractions of inches, other than the height, which will grow about 3–4 inches taller (76–101 mm).
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2025
Nationwide, power plants consume roughly equal fractions of coal and natural gas.
—Kenneth J. Davis, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2025
The fact that most other countries on Earth, and certainly peer countries economically, have tiny fractions of our total numbers of gun deaths and injuries shows that basic, common-sense restrictions work and work well.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The tradeable PGIs would give market participants legally enforceable ownership of vaulted gold and allow traders to buy fractions of 400-ounce bars for the first time, according to Mike Oswin, global head of market structure and innovation at the WGC.
—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 7 Sep. 2025
There is not really a need for beta blockers, particularly in people with normal ejection fractions [following heart attacks], which may be about 50 percent or higher.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
In fact, most men and women who survive heart attacks today have ejection fractions above 50%, Ibáñez said.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
Need to explain fractions to a 9-year-old?
—Alena Conley, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
Most of those dimensions will change by only fractions of inches, other than the height, which will grow about 3–4 inches taller (76–101 mm).
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2025
Nationwide, power plants consume roughly equal fractions of coal and natural gas.
—Kenneth J. Davis, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2025
The fact that most other countries on Earth, and certainly peer countries economically, have tiny fractions of our total numbers of gun deaths and injuries shows that basic, common-sense restrictions work and work well.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fractions
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Archaeologists have found bone fragments, arrowheads, and even the calcified remains of a young girl in a section called Skeleton’s Gorge—evidence that Native Americans may have used the caverns as far back as 500 years ago.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
16 Sep. 2025
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The few companies that received medicinal licenses were left with fragments of the legal whiskey that remained, and the individuals allowed to distribute had plenty of new protocols to follow.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
16 Sep. 2025
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All of those pieces add cost, but the full cure is the most important thing.—
Megan McIntyre,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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With so much fashion existing online, there’s something refreshing about trying pieces on in-store after eyeing them first on a little screen.—
Libby Page,
Vogue,
16 Sep. 2025
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The goal is to sit at the center of every money move—paying rent, parking spare cash in a three-month T-bill, even accessing emergency funds on a Sunday—while quietly automating the bits that don't need hands-on attention.—
Jamie Elkaleh,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Scientists thought these spiky bits might be spiny scales, like those found on the bodies of rays and sharks.—
Staff Author,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Fractions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fractions. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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