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
Matt Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Much of the valley sits over an ancient riverbed, with the hillsides composed of fractured sandstone and clay.
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Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Mery Mogollón,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
Starting pitcher Clay Holmes was impressive before New York Yankees rookie Spencer Jones fractured Holmes’ leg with a comebacker on May 15.
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Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
27 June 2026
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But some fear their agenda may not be heard by voters in an increasingly fractured media environment.
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Matt Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Much of the valley sits over an ancient riverbed, with the hillsides composed of fractured sandstone and clay.
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Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
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The first fault that fractured is believed to be on the Boconó system, about 25 miles from the coast, Schmitz said.
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Mery Mogollón,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
Starting pitcher Clay Holmes was impressive before New York Yankees rookie Spencer Jones fractured Holmes’ leg with a comebacker on May 15.
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Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
27 June 2026
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Bowser, who declined to be interviewed for this article, urged the administration to clean up federal parks and fix broken fountains, while pushing back on measures like having police ask for people’s immigration status.
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Stopped wearing your favorite pumps because of a broken heel?
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The dangerous temperatures have already disrupted several events scheduled for Friday.
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The overlap of two warming patterns — one regional and one climate-scale — could compound stress on marine food webs that have already been repeatedly disrupted over the past decade.
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The case claims Disney violated federal antitrust law and various state antitrust and consumer protection laws.
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The nonprofit, which alleged the county violated the Surplus Lands Act by not first exploring affordable-housing development at the site, still has not dismissed its lawsuit.
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At some parties during the American Revolution, hosts suffered shattered glasses, servingware and even furniture.
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The ex-president saw shattered tiles in the roadway and homeless people sleeping on street corners in a city whose police department had recommended drivers stay in the middle lane to avoid carjackers.
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Their character's absence was alluded to in Fuller House's first episode, when the characters broke the fourth wall by knowingly looking in to the camera.
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Four years ago, Morocco broke the continental ceiling by reaching the semifinals of the Qatar World Cup, the first African nation to get that far.
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In a little cove below the falls, five feet of smashed canvas and wood testified to the fate of the canoe that had dumped.
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Detectives also found Murphy’s phone with a smashed screen.
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But it's fragmented across local processes instead of providing an overarching control layer.
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The British electorate has fragmented.
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“Fractured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fractured. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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