as in broken
forcibly separated into many pieces
a fractured radius that will have to be pieced together with a metal plate and screws
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as in disrupted
to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly
fractured his arm in the fall
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as in violated
to fail to keep
civil liberties that have been fractured by the government's actions
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Recent Examples of fractured
Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Conservation pressures grow Although the Atlas blue butterfly has survived for millions of years with its fractured genome, its future is now uncertain.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
Ben Morse, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
Both hands were fractured, as well as his wrist, femur, and foot.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
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Again, law enforcement was called, officials said, and the woman was taken to a hospital, where she was treated for a fractured eye socket.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Conservation pressures grow Although the Atlas blue butterfly has survived for millions of years with its fractured genome, its future is now uncertain.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
He was sent to intensive care and fractured his leg following the incident.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
Both hands were fractured, as well as his wrist, femur, and foot.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fractured
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In my experience, redeeming a broken industry requires regaining consumer trust by delivering empathy, transparency, and a process that works for clients, especially in a space that has historically worked against the interests of consumers.—
Brandon Aversano,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Across the eastern Baltic states (an area pertaining to modern-day Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania), there are even more examples of broken tools in Stone Age burials.—
Sarah Durn,
Popular Science,
11 Sep. 2025
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Europe accelerated spending on renewables and energy efficiency after Russia's invasion of Ukraine disrupted natural gas supplies.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Foreign business confidence in China has declined since Covid-19 when pandemic restrictions disrupted supply chains — the domestic economy has remained sluggish, dragged down by a real estate slump and overcapacity in industrial sectors.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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Wake County schools violated policy when staff did not address the effects of bullying on Danielle, said an April 2024 letter from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.—
Fred Clasen-Kelly,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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Argentina and other countries under Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) also have protections that may be violated by tariffs, Comprés said.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
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If clinical trials continue to confirm these results, this could be a major shift in orthopedic surgery, especially for complex fractures (like shattered bones from accidents).—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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Israeli special forces, ambulances and rescue workers rushed to the attack site where bloodstained pavements were littered with shattered glass from bus windows damaged in the shooting.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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Cal Fire revoked the fireworks licenses for companies linked to the Esparto compound after their investigation concluded that Chee, Devastating’s owner, and Cutright, on behalf of BlackStar Fireworks, broke California fireworks laws.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Bell recalls watching his parents perform in a production of Good News, laughing with his brother as a ukulele broke over his father’s head on stage.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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The scenes were shown in season 1 episode 2, when Billy Bob Thornton’s character goes to the hospital for a smashed finger.—
Brayden Garcia
July 10,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 July 2025
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Video from the crash site showed a silver Infiniti SUV with damage to the hood and a smashed windshield.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
5 May 2025
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Without sound input from the agency, the vaccine-information landscape is fragmented—which, Jetelina told me, will likely accelerate the atomization of American vaccine policies, behaviors, and beliefs.—
Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
17 Sep. 2025
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If responsibilities are murky, ownership is fragmented and teams aren’t aligned on who does what, all those powerful tools just automate dysfunction.—
Matthew Sweeney,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Fractured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fractured. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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