1
as in disrupting
to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly
fractured his arm in the fall
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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
One flight attendant was lifted to the celling and then thrown to the floor, fracturing her spine.
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Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
Saxon had abused the woman for years, fracturing her hip and nose and causing internal bleeding, a judge found in a ruling ordering him detained pending trial.
—Ryan J. Foley, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Lindsey Vonn, one of the best stories coming into these Games, is done after fracturing her leg Sunday on the slopes.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Instead of fracturing Canada, the Alaska Purchase resulted directly in the cohering of a sovereign Canada and an entirely independent Canadian identity.
—Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2026
The 35-year-old Altuve sat out the first two months of the 2023 season after fracturing his right thumb in the last World Baseball Classic.
—Arkansas Online, 28 Jan. 2026
The 49ers will be without Fred Warner despite optimism surrounding his return to practice earlier this week after fracturing his ankle in October.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Demand for sports media production know-how has picked up with streaming players entering the mix and existing conglomerates fracturing.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 14 Jan. 2026
Hemmed in by selfishness, alienation, and subcultural silos, the fracturing Flynns share a kinship with the casts of unhappy-family classics such as Philip Roth’s American Pastoral, Jonathan Franzen’s The Corrections, and Zadie Smith’s White Teeth.
—Gideon Leek, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
Saxon had abused the woman for years, fracturing her hip and nose and causing internal bleeding, a judge found in a ruling ordering him detained pending trial.
—Ryan J. Foley, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Lindsey Vonn, one of the best stories coming into these Games, is done after fracturing her leg Sunday on the slopes.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Instead of fracturing Canada, the Alaska Purchase resulted directly in the cohering of a sovereign Canada and an entirely independent Canadian identity.
—Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2026
The 35-year-old Altuve sat out the first two months of the 2023 season after fracturing his right thumb in the last World Baseball Classic.
—Arkansas Online, 28 Jan. 2026
The 49ers will be without Fred Warner despite optimism surrounding his return to practice earlier this week after fracturing his ankle in October.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Demand for sports media production know-how has picked up with streaming players entering the mix and existing conglomerates fracturing.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 14 Jan. 2026
Hemmed in by selfishness, alienation, and subcultural silos, the fracturing Flynns share a kinship with the casts of unhappy-family classics such as Philip Roth’s American Pastoral, Jonathan Franzen’s The Corrections, and Zadie Smith’s White Teeth.
—Gideon Leek, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fracturing
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While Andreessen saw software disrupting industries, Morgan Stanley sees AI disrupting labor itself.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Want to know more about how AI is disrupting Hollywood?—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
13 Feb. 2026
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After Conley admitted to violating parole in federal court on Monday, Hall revoked his supervised release and sentenced him to 21 months in or with no supervised release to follow.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
11 Feb. 2026
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Wiener is also pushing new legislation — called the No Kings Act — that would allow people in California to sue federal agents for violating their rights.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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The Games also keep broadening their reach to new or revisited sports – breaking (breakdancing) in Paris; ski mountaineering in Milan; squash, lacrosse, cricket and flag football in Los Angeles.—
Dana ONeil,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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Bjoergen captures her 11th career medal, breaking a three-way tie with Russian Raisa Smetanina and Italian Stefania Belmondo.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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Research indicates that districts with three to eight members are ideal to provide more accurate representation without overly fragmenting the party system.—
Jennifer Lynn McCoy,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2026
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Alliances feel shakier, trade is fragmenting, and great powers are jostling more openly.—
Fareed Zakaria,
Washington Post,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Fracturing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fracturing. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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