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• v  break or cause to break into pieces
  The plate fragmented
• s  having been divided; having the unity destroyed
  a fragmented coalition

• Putin's foes are fragmented and run from old-fashioned nationalists to modern liberals; Kasparov, 44, insists he is just a moderator, not a leader, of the movement.
• Nicole's thoughts raced; her speech was fragmented.
• He will find the church there to be fragmented and corrupt, with priests taking wives and charging exorbitant fees to perform marriages.

• break up
• fragment
• fragmentize
• fragmentise
• disconnected
• disunited
• split

News & Articles

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• Gallery Preview: 'Scrapped, Fragmented and Glued' at gallery 6 pdx
  Liz Cohn recently opened gallery 6 pdx, which specializes in collage, assemblage and mixed media. Watch a preview of their current exhibit, Scrapped, Fragmented and Glued , by Maryland-based collage artist Audrey Smith.
  June 14, 2013 - Oregon Public Broadcasting
• Thumbtack Raises $12.5M To Target Fragmented Local Services Market
  Internet companies have long been trying to come up with better ways to connect consumers with the fragmented market of local services businesses.
  June 13, 2013 - Forbes
• Ivory Coast remains fragmented, envoy says
  GENEVA, Switzerland, June 12 (UPI) -- The political culture in Ivory Coast remains fragmented despite democratic progress made since contentious 2010 elections, a U.N. rights envoy said.
  June 12, 2013 - UPI

Quotes

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• Alan Arkin in Forbes
  More than anything, I'm deeply moved by the open-hearted appreciation our small film has received, which in these fragmented times speaks so openly of the possibility of innocence,Arkin said.
• Henry Paulson in International Herald Tribune
  As a result, what was a fragmented, cumbersome process can be a coordinated effort which more quickly helps able homeowners,Paulson said.
• Doug Parker in TheStreet.com
  Most of you know my views on consolidation and those have not changed,Parker wrote. "Our industry is far too fragmented, and consolidation, if done properly, could result in a much healthier industry which would be good for our employees,...