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
Capture even a small fraction of that value, and your company will become one of the most profitable the world has ever seen.
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Billy Perrigo, Time, 15 Apr. 2025
Smolen stressed that the wrongful-death lawsuits against private medical providers in jails may represent only a small fraction of cases.
—Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
This is a small fraction of the power needed to support data centers.
—Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The legislation directed House committees to find at least $1.5 trillion in spending cuts, while Senate panels were directed to slash at least $4 billion in federal spending — a fraction, in comparison.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 10 Apr. 2025
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Billy Perrigo, Time, 15 Apr. 2025
Smolen stressed that the wrongful-death lawsuits against private medical providers in jails may represent only a small fraction of cases.
—Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
This is a small fraction of the power needed to support data centers.
—Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The legislation directed House committees to find at least $1.5 trillion in spending cuts, while Senate panels were directed to slash at least $4 billion in federal spending — a fraction, in comparison.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fraction
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The restoration works enhanced the grotto’s surface and its rich and elaborate scheme, made of rustic, polychrome and multi-material mosaics featuring shells, glass pastes, semi-precious stones, stone fragments and mineral crusts.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
16 Apr. 2025
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These represent fragments of all the things that might currently be on your mind.—
Scott Mautz, Contributor,
CNBC,
16 Apr. 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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With about 100 vendors, there is a little bit of everything here, from jewelry to pickles and hot sauce to collectible items like coins and comic books.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2025
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Perugini: Tell me a little bit about your whiskey journey.—
Chris Perugini,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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The two then fought to a split draw in a September 2023 scrap.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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That could mean an economy in which the owners of A.I. systems capture most of the rewards, and the rest of us are left with the scraps.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Fraction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraction. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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