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
That’s a fraction of what large-scale Hollywood movies typically cost.
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Chloe Melas, NBC News, 26 Feb. 2025
Futures exchanges typically require traders to stake only a small fraction of the contract’s overall value to buy or sell a futures contract.
—Nathan Mahr, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
Although relatively few minor planets have been explored by spacecraft, a high fraction of them have proved to be anything but boring, some having accompanying moons, others adopting unusual shapes and some spraying jets of debris.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 26 Feb. 2025
That’s in part because the federal layoffs are expected to affect a small fraction of the much larger US labor force.
—Matt Egan and Alicia Wallace, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025
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Chloe Melas, NBC News, 26 Feb. 2025
Futures exchanges typically require traders to stake only a small fraction of the contract’s overall value to buy or sell a futures contract.
—Nathan Mahr, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
Although relatively few minor planets have been explored by spacecraft, a high fraction of them have proved to be anything but boring, some having accompanying moons, others adopting unusual shapes and some spraying jets of debris.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 26 Feb. 2025
That’s in part because the federal layoffs are expected to affect a small fraction of the much larger US labor force.
—Matt Egan and Alicia Wallace, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fraction
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Once landed, the lander will operate for roughly two weeks, collecting data about the lunar subsurface, which is made up of dust, loose rocks, and mineral fragments.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
27 Feb. 2025
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For instance, archaeological digs have turned up Roman artifacts like coins, jewelry, and pottery fragments.—
Hannah Edgar,
ARTnews.com,
26 Feb. 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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Moore is quirky and a little bit edgy as the cool one of the group, whose all-black wardrobe could either be a fashion statement… or a sign of clinical depression.—
Katie Rife,
EW.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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Doing it all at once can result in some of the cereal crushed into dust while other bits remain significantly larger.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
2 Mar. 2025
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Cheese or Dairy Products Cheese and dairy scraps are other food items not to be used in compost.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
26 Feb. 2025
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Food scraps scattered along the roadside attract rodents, which in turn draw owls to hunt them.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Fraction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraction. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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