1
as in to disrupt
to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly
fractured his arm in the fall
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2
as in to violate
to fail to keep
civil liberties that have been fractured by the government's actions
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as in rupture
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Recent Examples of fracture
Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
Had my mother or father ever fractured a hip?
—Alice Gregory, Vogue, 11 May 2026
James Boyd, New York Times, 11 May 2026
The boy suffered several injuries, including a concussion, skull fracture, broken wrist and fractured femur, prosecutors said.
—Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
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Verb
Paranoia, greed, and suspicion among the squad follow, fracturing their loyalty and soon eroding any remaining trust.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
Had my mother or father ever fractured a hip?
—Alice Gregory, Vogue, 11 May 2026
Noun
Before Richardson’s return, Leonard had been the Colts’ presumed backup after starting the 2025 regular-season finale while Jones and Richardson, who suffered an orbital fracture last October, were sidelined.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 11 May 2026
The boy suffered several injuries, including a concussion, skull fracture, broken wrist and fractured femur, prosecutors said.
—Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fracture
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There has also been concern that two common sunscreen ingredients, homosalate and oxybenzone, may have endocrine-disrupting properties.—
Devika Rao,
TheWeek,
18 May 2026
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Residents rallied against landowner Matt Connell’s proposal with many expressing concerns the burial site would disrupt their quiet community and contaminate groundwater or attract wildlife that could dig up the graves.—
Karina Tsui,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
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Over the past three weeks, the collapse of the once-tight bond between two of the most prominent names in AI has been the subject of a high-profile trial in Oakland, California, after Musk sued Altman and OpenAI in 2024 for allegedly violating their commitment to keep OpenAI as a nonprofit.—
Ashley Capoot,Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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For now, Carl still looks like an ethical saint compared to Duncan, who remains committed to violating privacy laws with such brazenness that even the federal government would be moved to pass enforceable regulations against him.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
17 May 2026
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His return to Miami this week to face a separate set of charges follows his deportation from Venezuela on Saturday, a move analysts view as another sign of the evolving relationship between Caracas and Washington after years of hostility, sanctions and diplomatic rupture.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2026
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Someone asking about a relationship and drawing the Tower card, for instance, might read it as impending rupture, or as false assumptions finally giving way.—
Ziv Epstein,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
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Yet both can break, rendering them oddly both permanent and fragile.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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Trump now faces a break-the-glass moment to avoid gas prices from blowing past Biden-era records highs.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
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People with irritable bowel syndrome, diverticulitis, hemorrhoids, fissures, fistulas, rectal bleeding, heart disease, or high blood pressure should also avoid the procedure, Hazan says.—
Erica Sweeney,
Time,
11 May 2026
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But there are fissures in the-- in the regime.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 May 2026
Verb
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Traditional car rental businesses focused mostly on economy transportation, while luxury services were fragmented and difficult to access.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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DesignSpec’s integration with tools like Revit also reflects a broader push toward interoperability between designers and architects, an area that has historically been fragmented.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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And whatever rifts had formed in his relationship with Altman were largely absent from social media.—
Ashley Capoot,Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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Emails sent just weeks before her resignation show what Watson portrayed as a rift between herself, Police Chief Kathy Lester and Assistant City Manager Leyne Milstein.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
18 May 2026
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His brother-in-law, a bachelor in his mid-fifties who lived in Ain el-Mreisseh, called him in tears.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
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And then there were the reports that Prince William wasn’t pleased that Harry appeared to be rushing into marrying the American former TV actor and that either Meghan or Kate Middleton were left in tears over a particularly contentious fitting for bridesmaids’ dresses.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
20 May 2026
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“Fracture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fracture. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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