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
Meanwhile Uber gives Lucid, which controls only a fraction of the domestic electric vehicle market, a leg up and helps Nuro, which abandoned building its own self-driving vehicles in favor of licensing its tech, pivot its business.
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Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 18 July 2025
Switching on an agentic module for working-capital management can happen in a weekend, at a fraction of the cost.
—Axel Rebien, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
Direct candidate spending will likely be a fraction of what is spent in total on that race, however.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 17 July 2025
These quotations are a small fraction of the right-wing discourse about Epstein.
—David French, Mercury News, 15 July 2025
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Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 18 July 2025
Switching on an agentic module for working-capital management can happen in a weekend, at a fraction of the cost.
—Axel Rebien, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
Direct candidate spending will likely be a fraction of what is spent in total on that race, however.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 17 July 2025
These quotations are a small fraction of the right-wing discourse about Epstein.
—David French, Mercury News, 15 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fraction
Noun
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Sowing the seeds of the solar system Meteorites are fragments of asteroids that formed 4.6 billion years ago at the same time that the planets of our solar system were taking shape.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
16 July 2025
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The company said the debris was nontoxic fiberglass fragments and the pieces were one square foot or smaller.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
12 July 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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While a headboard may seem like a small design detail in your overall bedroom layout, a little bit of creativity can make a big impact.—
Rebecca Shinners,
Architectural Digest,
24 July 2025
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The Martin County Sheriff’s Office says while the couple was waist deep in the water with their dog, an alligator bit the hand and wrist of the woman and dragged her under the water.—
Gershon Harrell,
Sun Sentinel,
24 July 2025
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Even from the outside, the bathroom door was fully covered in scrap wood, with a moon cut out to resemble an outhouse door.—
Meredith Wilshere,
People.com,
20 July 2025
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The original paint on the pine hardwood is intact if chipped, and several rails are missing—likely sacrificed to wartime scrap drives during filming.—
India Brown,
Robb Report,
18 July 2025
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“Fraction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraction. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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