as in pieces
a broken or irregular part of something that often remains incomplete
charred fragments of the exploded rocket were scattered over a huge area of ground
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as in disrupts
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 fragments
Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2025
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
Microplastics are tiny plastic fragments, less than five millimeters long, derived from the breakdown of larger plastics or manufactured at that size for commercial use; common polymers include polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride, and polystyrene.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
MacVean rose up the ranks, eventually becoming executive officer of the USS Parche (SSN-683), which became famous in the Silent Service for tapping Soviet undersea communication cables and recovering Soviet missile fragments.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
Faulí said that his team was still coming across fragments of Gaudí’s work on the Sagrada Família grounds.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
His truth exists only in fragments, in pieces.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
Police and shark biologists are analyzing Psillakis’s body and fragments of his surfboard, as well as speaking with witnesses, to determine the shark species, 9News added.
—Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
The team's model demonstrated that turbulence, or irregular motion, in giant collapsing gas clouds can form lower-mass cloud fragments from which lower-mass stars condense.
—Luke Keller, Space.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Khaled Hassan, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Beyond 100 people, culture often fragments, communication distorts and the founder’s vision weakens.
—Jonathan Low, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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
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
Microplastics are tiny plastic fragments, less than five millimeters long, derived from the breakdown of larger plastics or manufactured at that size for commercial use; common polymers include polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride, and polystyrene.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
MacVean rose up the ranks, eventually becoming executive officer of the USS Parche (SSN-683), which became famous in the Silent Service for tapping Soviet undersea communication cables and recovering Soviet missile fragments.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
Faulí said that his team was still coming across fragments of Gaudí’s work on the Sagrada Família grounds.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
His truth exists only in fragments, in pieces.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
Police and shark biologists are analyzing Psillakis’s body and fragments of his surfboard, as well as speaking with witnesses, to determine the shark species, 9News added.
—Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
The team's model demonstrated that turbulence, or irregular motion, in giant collapsing gas clouds can form lower-mass cloud fragments from which lower-mass stars condense.
—Luke Keller, Space.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
The erosion of cooperation fragments collective Arab action on critical issues from Gaza to Nile water disputes, accelerating regional conflicts into competing spheres of influence.
—Khaled Hassan, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Beyond 100 people, culture often fragments, communication distorts and the founder’s vision weakens.
—Jonathan Low, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fragments
Noun
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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
Verb
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Fall fatigue is often linked to the decrease in sunlight, which disrupts your body’s internal clock (circadian rhythm) and can lower serotonin levels, a key mood-regulating hormone.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Creating a hostile environment that disrupts the event or puts others at risk.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Additionally, since the batteries and motor are not integrated into the frame, as is common now, those bits can be easily upgraded or easily removed from the bike altogether.—
William Roberson,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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This will loosen any bits on the bottom of the oven.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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While a tiny fraction of the quake’s energy (less than 1%) fractures rocks, up to 80% of it is transformed into heat.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Sep. 2025
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If the community fractures over which path to take, and no consensus emerges, adoption may be stalled.—
Korok Ray,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Revisions are usually tiny—fractions of a percent.—
Brandon Kochkodin,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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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
Verb
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However, one breaks the mould more than the rest.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Involving the police also breaks trust between them and people suffering from mental health struggles, Weaver said.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Future clogs can be prevents by not flushing foods like grease, coffee grounds, or food scraps down your drain that can solidify.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
18 Sep. 2025
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Cocktails continue the theme, crafted from scraps into drinks like the Beet Gin Fizz and Dilly Vesper.—
Chelsea Davis,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The debris collides with Earth's atmosphere at high speed and disintegrates, creating fiery and colorful streaks in the sky.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Recruits typically come from deprived areas, and as Russia’s economy disintegrates in slow motion, the bonanza offered by the army looks increasingly appealing.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Fragments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fragments. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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