as in fragment
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 fraction
The Australian radio telescope has a wide field view of the night sky, while Chandra observes only a fraction of it.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 31 May 2025
However, viewers and commenters on social media quickly pointed out that the footage captures only a tiny fraction of the audience.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 May 2025
That amount is but a fraction of what Intuit and other tax-prep companies have spent over two decades to beat down IRS efforts to make tax filing free and instead push millions of Americans into paying for tax-prep software and services.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 May 2025
The ban became a major blow to the fisheries industry, though the impact on overall trade was limited because seafood exports are a fraction of Japan’s total exports.
—Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2025
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 31 May 2025
However, viewers and commenters on social media quickly pointed out that the footage captures only a tiny fraction of the audience.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 May 2025
That amount is but a fraction of what Intuit and other tax-prep companies have spent over two decades to beat down IRS efforts to make tax filing free and instead push millions of Americans into paying for tax-prep software and services.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 May 2025
The ban became a major blow to the fisheries industry, though the impact on overall trade was limited because seafood exports are a fraction of Japan’s total exports.
—Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fraction
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Study co-author and archaeological scientist Katerina Douka explains that this technique can be used to sort through large numbers of fragments in a way that is impractical for other methods such as DNA sequencing.—
Tom Hawking,
Popular Science,
5 June 2025
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That’s despite the fact that pyroclastic flows—ground-level, fast-moving clouds of extremely hot gas and volcanic fragments—are one of the most dangerous results of volcanic eruptions.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 June 2025
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Mazzoli created a lush score that was alternately sweeping or intimate, sensuous or mystical, yet with a distinctive sound that was her own weaving a thread through the piece.—
Janelle Gelfand,
Cincinnati.com,
19 July 2017
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This is why the war stories of Tom Clancy are such convincing and moving pieces of fiction.—
Janine Barchas,
Washington Post,
18 July 2017
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From a headline view, the 139,000 gain in nonfarm payrolls provided a nice bit of relief for a market on edge over the direction of the economy and the impact that President Donald Trump’s tariffs might bring.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
6 June 2025
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Mission: Impossible is beloved around the world and is remembered in part for its iconic theme song, but that’s not the only bit of music from the series that people love.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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In 2018, inspired by this culture of bricolage, curator Danni Friedman and designer Jean Lee gathered a group of designers in Havana for a ten-day workshop, turning them loose in an old shipyard factory filled with clay, concrete mix, scrap metal, and assorted junk.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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Wang Cong Closing out the UFC 316 early prelims is a women’s flyweight scrap between Ariane da Silva (17-10) and Wang Cong (7-1).—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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“Fraction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraction. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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