fractionated 1 of 2

adjective

as in divided

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fractionated

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verb

past tense of fractionate
as in subdivided

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fractionated
  1. divided
  2. cleaved
  3. split
  4. dissected
  5. separated
  6. bifurcated
  7. dissociated
  8. divorced
Adjective
  • Americans are deeply divided and intensely polarized, with pessimism at or near a multidecade high.
    — Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 4 July 2026
  • In a world increasingly more divided than connected — where politics, algorithms and social media feuds sort us into tribes siloed by grievances — the World Cup still accomplishes something remarkably simple.
    — Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 30 June 2026
Definition of divided
Verb
  • In 1865, more than eight decades after Elizabeth Freeman defeated slavery in Massachusetts, the practice was finally abolished throughout the United States, though only after a civil war that cleaved the young nation and cost more than 600,000 lives.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 22 June 2026
  • For years, Seattle’s waterfront was isolated and written off as a tourist trap thanks to a double-decker highway that cleaved it from the rest of the city.
    — Allecia Vermillion, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 May 2026
Definition of cleaved
Adjective
  • Trump’s 2020 defeat and unusual split term solved that problem.
    — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 3 July 2026
  • Like maybe a split step a little too hard and one knee goes in, that’s kind of the scary fall.
    — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 3 July 2026
Definition of split
Verb
  • From the frantic frenzy surrounding royal nuptials to the way the internet dissected every possible clue from Zendaya and Tom Holland before they were revealed to have officially tied the knot, weddings like these are a cultural event.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 3 July 2026
  • Streaming numbers are in their relative infancy and TV ratings are now dissected with multiplatform caveats.
    — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026
Definition of dissected
Verb
  • Faster clinical brain imaging The new design removes one of the biggest bottlenecks in conventional computer architecture, where memory and processors are physically separated.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 July 2026
  • Instead, Hargitay learned at age 30 that her bio-dad was Italian entertainer Nelson Sardelli — Giovanna Sardelli’s father — with whom Mansfield had a brief relationship while separated from Mickey Hargitay in the early 1960s.
    — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 6 July 2026
Definition of separated
Verb
  • The market has also bifurcated, favoring experienced sponsors.
    — Drew Bernstein, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • 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.
    — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 17 June 2026
Definition of bifurcated
Verb
  • This tadpole-like object is a clump of denser nebulosity that hasn't been completely photo-dissociated by the Trifid's radiation field yet.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Out the bottom, hypoaroused, includes being disengaged, numb, frozen, apathetic or even dissociated.
    — Dr. Joel M. Rothaizer, Forbes.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Definition of dissociated
Verb
  • The pair divorced two years later, though Presley continued to speak highly of the relationship, especially after his 2009 death, and until her own in 2023.
    — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • The pair famously divorced just five-and-a-half years later, with Holmes receiving primary custody of their daughter, Suri.
    — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 2 July 2026
Definition of divorced
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