1
as in disrupting
to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly
fractured his arm in the fall
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2
as in violating
to fail to keep
civil liberties that have been fractured by the government's actions
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Recent Examples of fracturing
Laura is frantic about saving Daniel after learning Cherry pushed her father from a construction site, fracturing his spine in two places.
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Erin Jensen, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Whispers of a fundamental dispute have burst into public view, fracturing one of the Middle East and North Africa's most pivotal alliances.
—Khaled Hassan, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Other issues include barriers to trade — Critchley warned that a once-largely frictionless market for uranium and fuels was now fracturing — and questions over the future talent pipeline.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Consider Pat, a senior manager whose multigenerational team was fracturing.
—Dana Williams, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The new development would also break any Palestinian geographic continuity between the north and south, splitting the West Bank in two and fracturing a potential Palestinian state already divided between the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2025
The star pass rusher was wreaking havoc on the NFL last season before fracturing his tibia and fibula in Week 6.
—Austin Mock, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Now, that foundation is fracturing.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2025
As Chile’s dictatorship nears its end, 15-year-old Celeste’s beach holiday turns tragic, fracturing her family and childhood.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 16 Aug. 2025
Erin Jensen, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Whispers of a fundamental dispute have burst into public view, fracturing one of the Middle East and North Africa's most pivotal alliances.
—Khaled Hassan, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Other issues include barriers to trade — Critchley warned that a once-largely frictionless market for uranium and fuels was now fracturing — and questions over the future talent pipeline.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Consider Pat, a senior manager whose multigenerational team was fracturing.
—Dana Williams, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The new development would also break any Palestinian geographic continuity between the north and south, splitting the West Bank in two and fracturing a potential Palestinian state already divided between the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2025
The star pass rusher was wreaking havoc on the NFL last season before fracturing his tibia and fibula in Week 6.
—Austin Mock, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Now, that foundation is fracturing.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2025
As Chile’s dictatorship nears its end, 15-year-old Celeste’s beach holiday turns tragic, fracturing her family and childhood.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fracturing
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However, the president’s criticism of mail-in ballots could risk disrupting the inroads Republicans made with voters last cycle, with the party spending millions promoting mail-in ballots ahead of the 2024 election.—
Hailey Bullis,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
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The limitations placed on these researchers is disrupting NASA’s work and could stymie the careers of younger Chinese researchers who came to the US to advance their scientific work, as well as benefit the space agency through their findings, the sources said.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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The bill will force cities in large counties in the state to allow projects on properties within one-half mile of certain transit stops, even on land that is not zoned for residential use, or face a fine for violating state law.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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San Diego City Councilmember Jennifer Campbell has admitted violating city record-keeping rules during her 2022 re-election campaign and agreed to pay a $300 fine to resolve the case brought by the San Diego Ethics Commission.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Sep. 2025
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While Japan and China are already breaking speed records and bringing the technology to life, projects in the West are still struggling to deliver even conventional high-speed rail.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Sep. 2025
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Achieving multiplatinum certification in America after selling over 8 million copies and spending seventeen non-consecutive weeks at #1, Synchronicity left Sting with few creative or financial reasons to remain in the fragmenting band.—
Mike Alleyne,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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An expanding iron-ore mine and a deposit of rare-earth minerals are fragmenting the land and altering ancient reindeer migration routes.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Fracturing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fracturing. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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