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
Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 22 July 2025
The 10-month-old baby was taken to a hospital with a skull fracture and retinal hemorrhages, which caused a brain bleed, KDKA reported.
—Mike Stunson, Miami Herald, 21 July 2025
ArsTechnica, 8 July 2025
Sunlight, fractured by windowpanes, paints shifting patterns on the floor.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 8 July 2025
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Verb
As for his wrist, Freeman had a brief flashback to 2017 when he got hit by a pitch in the same wrist and suffered a fracture that sidelined him for six weeks.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 22 July 2025
The 10-month-old baby was taken to a hospital with a skull fracture and retinal hemorrhages, which caused a brain bleed, KDKA reported.
—Mike Stunson, Miami Herald, 21 July 2025
Noun
And the plant tissue tends to fracture from the force of the ballistic seed dispersal.
—ArsTechnica, 8 July 2025
Sunlight, fractured by windowpanes, paints shifting patterns on the floor.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fracture
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Underneath the fun exterior, Red Bull was serious about its ambitions of disrupting F1’s front-runners and assembling a team that was capable of winning a championship.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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The industry’s year of strikes in 2023 also disrupted the flow of Hollywood movie releases to the local multiplex.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
11 July 2025
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Under the proposal, violating the permit restrictions would carry a $150 fine.—
John Tuohy,
IndyStar,
23 July 2025
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Then, in November 2023, a mistrial was declared in a federal trial over whether Hankison violated the civil rights of Taylor, her boyfriend and neighbors after the jury could not come to a decision.—
Josh Wood,
The Courier-Journal,
23 July 2025
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New technology is improving implants; however, Lampert says some women who had the surgery decades ago are now experiencing pain, ruptures, and discomfort from scar tissue.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
17 July 2025
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Sorry, did your eardrum rupture from the sound of my agonized screaming?—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
15 July 2025
Verb
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But an injury put an end to that impressive string of games, as Jovic broke his right hand on Feb. 23 and missed the final 27 games of last regular season.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 July 2025
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Set clear expectations from the start, include payment terms in your contract, and don’t be afraid to offer options like a discount for paying up front or a payment plan that breaks bills up into more manageable payments.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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And Japan’s invocation of World War II is controversial in a region where fissures over Tokyo’s devastating militarism during the period sour relations with many of its neighbors to this day.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
16 July 2025
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Race created the conditions for one of the greatest original fissures within the feminist movement, which makes Kendall’s exploration of the ways in which mainstream feminism has continued to fail women of color feel particularly timely, even five years after its publication.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
15 July 2025
Verb
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The development process is fragmented, the talent pool is bifurcated and the hodgepodge of tools were all designed for AI development in the cloud, not the edge.—
Rajesh Subramaniam,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Though still fragmented, the effort is increasingly looking like a full-on takeover, a Pixar-like artquake that aims to change the provenance of images, the business of production and (not to put too fine a point on it) the language of cinema itself.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
16 July 2025
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Lula pushes back as Trump imposes 50% tariffs on Brazil The rift between the US and Brazil is deepening, as Brasília’s leader pushed back against President Donald Trump’s sky-high tariffs.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
30 July 2025
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But over the next century, the rift between the two medical philosophies began to narrow as osteopaths began prescribing medications and practicing surgery.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 July 2025
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Haaland went on an absolute tear, scoring 11 goals in seven games—including a pair of hat tricks—before making his Champions League debut in September 2019 against Genk, the Belgian side.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
31 July 2025
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Gwen Duggins, whose daughter Kiah Duggins was on the American Airlines plane, was one of many seen wiping tears from their eyes while listening to the audio of the flight radio transmissions.—
Abigail Adams,
People.com,
31 July 2025
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“Fracture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fracture. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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