as in fragile
easily broken
frangible china teacups that were totally inappropriate for a child's birthday party
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Recent Examples of frangible
The barrier at the edge of the runway at Muan International Airport did not appear to be frangible, or have the ability to break apart, according to video footage and expert analysis, something investigators are likely to focus on.
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Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2024
Solid fences are safer today thanks to safety features like frangible pins and MIM clips that make a fence fall or collapse when hit.
—Olivia Hampton, NPR, 5 June 2024
If the boat does not stop, the Interceptor pulls alongside and the agent fires with disintegrating frangible ammunition into the boat’s engine.
—New York Times, 28 Jan. 2021
Nagel pumped the shotgun and chambered the first frangible round.
—New York Times, 28 Jan. 2021
At 1,000 metres, a frangible bolt—which was supposed to detach explosively in the event of power loss to shed weight—broke off.
—The Economist, 6 Sep. 2019
Now the team, led by Professor of Computer Vision Paul Rosin, is asking for more texts too fragile to be opened, hoping to ease the burden on historical researchers hesitant to examine the frangible objects.
—Sam Blum, Popular Mechanics, 4 Oct. 2018
Details needed to be worked out, such as a requirement that school guns fire only frangible bullets, which break apart into small pieces and are unlikely to pass through victims, as a way to limit the danger to innocent students.
—Todd C. Frankel, Washington Post, 19 May 2018
Ascendance International was exhibiting its trademark frangible bullets with a full-auto AR-15.
—Elliott Woods, The New Republic, 16 Apr. 2018
Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2024
Solid fences are safer today thanks to safety features like frangible pins and MIM clips that make a fence fall or collapse when hit.
—Olivia Hampton, NPR, 5 June 2024
If the boat does not stop, the Interceptor pulls alongside and the agent fires with disintegrating frangible ammunition into the boat’s engine.
—New York Times, 28 Jan. 2021
Nagel pumped the shotgun and chambered the first frangible round.
—New York Times, 28 Jan. 2021
At 1,000 metres, a frangible bolt—which was supposed to detach explosively in the event of power loss to shed weight—broke off.
—The Economist, 6 Sep. 2019
Now the team, led by Professor of Computer Vision Paul Rosin, is asking for more texts too fragile to be opened, hoping to ease the burden on historical researchers hesitant to examine the frangible objects.
—Sam Blum, Popular Mechanics, 4 Oct. 2018
Details needed to be worked out, such as a requirement that school guns fire only frangible bullets, which break apart into small pieces and are unlikely to pass through victims, as a way to limit the danger to innocent students.
—Todd C. Frankel, Washington Post, 19 May 2018
Ascendance International was exhibiting its trademark frangible bullets with a full-auto AR-15.
—Elliott Woods, The New Republic, 16 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frangible
Adjective
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In public comments to the federal agency, city leaders stressed how the Big Easy's already fragile, aging drinking water infrastructure would have trouble withstanding the impacts if the 2024 sill were to breach.—
Kati Weis,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2025
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Automation reduces labor dependency, stabilizes production costs, and ends our reliance on fragile, offshore supply chains.—
Cam Myers,
Sourcing Journal,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Osteoporosis causes the bones to become incredibly brittle.—
Caroline C. Boyle,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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If polyethylene and polypropylene aren’t completely separated during recycling, the resulting mix can be brittle and generally unusable for creating new products.—
Alex Jordan,
The Conversation,
16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Soft and delicate fragrances of spring flowers and mandarins.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Hoffman recalls of including the delicate destination nods.—
David Foxley,
Architectural Digest,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Frangible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frangible. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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