fragment
noun
a part broken off or detached.
is fragmenting
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present progressiveof fragment (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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That is fragmenting commerce and fueling price volatility.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 21, 2026
Medellín Legorreta and others contend that the project, now under construction, is fragmenting rainforest habitat and will harm scores of species.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 11, 2023
As a result, the African plate is fragmenting into two, with the constituent Somali and Nubian plates moving away from each other at the normally negligible rate of 1.9-6.9 millimeters per year.
From Slate ● Apr. 2, 2018
Beyond the prairie, the push to mine gravel is fragmenting longstanding farming communities.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 18, 2017
Europe is fragmenting into micro-nations while unifying its economies.
From After the Rain : how the West lost the East by Samuel Vaknin
