Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rifted
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Since then, the alliances forged in tragedy have been fractured.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025 -
Passing a budget will require Lecornu to get the backing of enough lawmakers in a government that has been fractured between Macron’s governing coalition, the far-left, and the far-right.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Less than two months later, Diggs tore his ACL in a standard weekly practice at The Star in Frisco, ending his season before it could really get started after just two games played.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Sep. 2025
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Significant Injury Running back Austin Ekeler suffered an Achilles injury, and is believed to have tore the Achilles, though that has yet to be confirmed.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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One of the trucks ended up off the road and ruptured its fuel tanks, resulting in a fuel spill before the truck caught fire, said Battalion Chief Michael Hopkins, a fire department spokesperson.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
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It's been six long months since Tiger Woods ruptured his Achilles tendon in March, forcing him to withdraw from the PGA Tour season and vanish from public view.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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They were pulled from the Red Barn, a local landmark dating to the early 1900s in this small community southwest of the Keweenaw Peninsula.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement Season 3 was the series’ most volatile yet, with every storyline pulled taut to the breaking point.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The drought grew to 41 2/3 innings before Crim ripped JP Sears’ first-pitch sweeper 439 feet to left-center, scoring Hunter Goodman and Jordan Beck, who opened the fourth with back-to-back singles.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
13 Sep. 2025
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Justin wore a neon pink hoodie and ripped jeans and sat on a couch while his son Jack, who wore pink leggings, a pink tank top and a pink beanie, leaned over his dad.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Just days after more than a dozen Russian drones penetrated Poland’s airspace, causing NATO jets to scramble and shoot them down, Romania said another drone crossed its borders at the weekend.—
Frederik Pleitgen,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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At least 19 drones penetrated Polish airspace in that instance, according to Warsaw.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Razorbacks quarterback Taylen Green gashed Ole Miss for 115 yards on 14 carries, and Arkansas was able to pile up 29 first downs in a losing effort.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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In the run game, the Steelers were often gashed by big runs.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The color was applied to the top of the nail as a French tip with an empty line slit through the middle.—
Essence,
Essence,
14 Sep. 2025
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The ensembles are not athleisure or business casual looks; these are stunts — all leather suits, Louis Vuitton T-shirts and dresses slit up the thighs.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Rifted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rifted. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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