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fragmentary

[frag-muhn-ter-ee] / ˈfræg mənˌtɛr i /


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However, it is important to remember that the vast majority of fossils found during excavations are fragmentary.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026

But in reproducing the fragmentary nature of Susanna Kaysen’s memoir, which became a movie starring Winona Ryder and Angelina Jolie, the musical never acquires dramatic momentum.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

Levy was shaped by the fragmentary canon while writing “Flat Earth.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2026

By the century’s end it was fragmentary and partially overgrown, its once-pulsing culture withered to a memory that only the growth of the federal highway system in the 20th century would revive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

When they met in the church tower the gaps in their fragmentary conversation were filled up.

From "1984" by George Orwell


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