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
Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 4 June 2025
Five Leadership Moves That Create Betrayal Even well-meaning leaders can fracture trust.
—Justin Patton, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Protein helps maintain strength and plays a key role in bone density, helping prevent fractures and osteoporosis.
—April Benshosan, Glamour, 2 June 2025
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Verb
Trump’s sudden rebuke has alarmed some conservative court-watchers, who warn the president’s new approach could fracture a judicial pipeline built over decades.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 4 June 2025
Five Leadership Moves That Create Betrayal Even well-meaning leaders can fracture trust.
—Justin Patton, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Noun
Some developers occasionally regard the sysadmins, database administrators and testing team as less skilled; the rise of DevOps has sought to unite these two streams, and platform engineering is also aiming to create and reinforce bonds, but fractures inevitably exist.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Protein helps maintain strength and plays a key role in bone density, helping prevent fractures and osteoporosis.
—April Benshosan, Glamour, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fracture
Verb
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The earthquake disrupted the World Series and damaged the Bay Bridge, Oakland’s Cypress Freeway, and swaths of San Francisco.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
8 June 2025
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The cuts will disrupt ongoing research, ruin experiments and datasets, destroy the careers of aspiring scientists, and deter long-term investments at universities across the country.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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The amendment was inspired by neighboring counties, including Sacramento and Placer, that already instituted hefty fines for violating fireworks ordinances.—
Jack Rodriquez-Vars,
Sacbee.com,
5 June 2025
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But in recent years Maryland has violated the criteria more frequently than any other state.—
Rachel Baye,
NPR,
5 June 2025
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Inspired by the symbolic act of breaking and reforging a chain, Try Me explores the tension between strength and vulnerability, rupture and reconciliation.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
6 June 2025
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Alexander-Arnold will act as a long-term heir to Dani Carvajal, who missed most of last term with an ACL rupture and is getting on in years.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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But the Marlins roared back in the fifth and seemed to break the game open with a six-run outburst that ended Taj Bradley’s afternoon and also roughed up reliever Mason Montgomery.—
Compiled From Wire Reports,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 June 2025
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In the second set, Alcaraz broke to get within 4-5 when Sinner sailed a forehand long.—
Adam Zagoria,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Scientists were alerted to its relatively rapid movement due to a large fissure that appeared in Ethiopia in 2005.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
14 May 2025
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With all of that pressure, fissures can reveal themselves.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
9 May 2025
Verb
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So, while deals are still being done, the market landscape is fragmented, with varying pockets of strength and weakness depending on the attributes of individual properties.—
John Walkup,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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On that occasion, pundits and commentators walked out in support of him, and the BBC sports schedule was fragmented for a whole weekend.—
Caroline Frost,
Deadline,
26 May 2025
Noun
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The rift, which played out publicly, appeared to end the high-profile partnership between the world’s richest man with the world’s most powerful man.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2025
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And, in the meantime, China seeks to exploit the apparent rift between the U.S. and European governments, according to Baltic observers.—
Joel Gehrke,
The Washington Examiner,
13 June 2025
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Despite her complaints, many takes were shot, resulting in her suffering a complex meniscus tear in her left knee, the suit said.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
13 June 2025
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The truth is, pitchers and UCL tears go hand in hand.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
12 June 2025
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“Fracture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fracture. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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