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
Free File ‘not just for simple returns’ Roughly 70% of taxpayers qualify for IRS Free File, but only a fraction of eligible filers use the software, according to Tim Hugo, executive director of the Free File Alliance.
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Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025
However, smart traders pay more attention to the liquid supply, which is a fraction of the total in both cases.
—Brady Dale, Axios, 20 Jan. 2025
The arena can fit about 20,000 people, a fraction of those who are expected to visit Washington for the inauguration.
—Fin Gómez, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2025
That means that an influx in Western users—a sizable fraction of whom hold progressive views—will have to contend directly with censorship on RedNote that's made in China for China.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025
However, smart traders pay more attention to the liquid supply, which is a fraction of the total in both cases.
—Brady Dale, Axios, 20 Jan. 2025
The arena can fit about 20,000 people, a fraction of those who are expected to visit Washington for the inauguration.
—Fin Gómez, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2025
That means that an influx in Western users—a sizable fraction of whom hold progressive views—will have to contend directly with censorship on RedNote that's made in China for China.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fraction
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Blumberg worked with Tilbury, for instance, for around two weeks, sitting in the garden shed where the pianist keeps his Steinway, with Blumberg recording as Tilbury scribbled notes on a stave and played fragments of song.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
24 Jan. 2025
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The skull fragments, teeth, jaws and other remains unearthed at different sites across the country are clearly remnants of archaic hominins — the formal name for species in the human lineage — who lived between 300,000 and 100,000 years ago.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN,
24 Jan. 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 the best brush for curly hair in your arsenal, every part of your routine—from detangling to DIY blowouts—gets a little bit simpler.—
Erin Parker,
Allure,
25 Jan. 2025
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The problem, of course, is that the bit itself is stuck in one gear.—
Vikram Murthi,
IndieWire,
25 Jan. 2025
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Farm waste such as chicken manure, weeds, and other scraps are transformed into nutrient-rich organic fertilizers.—
Daphne Ewing-Chow,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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But back in 2010, a spate of thefts of the covers for scrap metal in Turkey meant that an alternative, with equally strong material needed to be used to secure them.—
Lucy Handley,
CNBC,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Fraction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraction. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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