Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rifted
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Since Everton fractured Villa’s home dominance in January, Unai Emery’s side have lost to Brentford, Wolves and Chelsea and dropped points elsewhere.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026 -
And yet Hezbollah’s choice to plunge the country into war has fractured the group, which is now facing backlash from its own supporters, and from the Lebanese government.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2026
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The morning after a cold front tore through Central Florida, SpaceX was able to sneak in a launch despite high winds on the Space Coast.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 Mar. 2026
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The installation of Interstate 980 — the city’s downtown highway that began construction in the 1960s — tore through West Oakland, destroying hundreds of homes and cutting off Hoover-Durant from the rest of town.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Officials have finished cleanup and containment efforts at Englebright Lake following a 14-foot-diameter pipeline ruptured at the New Colgate Powerhouse, the Yuba Water Agency announced on Friday.—
Chaewon Chung,
Sacbee.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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Call it a well-ahead-of-schedule return for Tatum, the perennial All-Star who ruptured his Achilles in Game 4 of the Boston Celtics’ second-round playoff series against the Knicks last season.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
9 Mar. 2026
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Brent crude, which at one point neared $120 a barrel, pulled back significantly to around $90.—
Alaa Shahine Salha,
semafor.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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As a result, insurers, oil companies and cargo firms have pulled back from operating in the area or transiting the critical waterway.—
Steve Kopack,
NBC news,
11 Mar. 2026
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The canines ripped through tough hides, devouring high-fat tissue and leaving carcasses with soft meat on the bone—a perfect meal for ravens who seemed to follow the kill.—
Nidhi Sharma,
Popular Science,
12 Mar. 2026
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Strong tornadoes and large hail ripped through Illinois and Indiana Tuesday night, leveling homes in their wake and killing two people in northwest Indiana.—
Madeline King,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
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Little climbed into a trench and bent over a vertical stone that was incised with a web of typically Orcadian geometric patterns.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
24 Nov. 2025
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Although one bullet from the shooting penetrated the walls of Rihanna’s house, no one was injured in the incident — this includes Rihanna and her partner, A$AP Rocky, and their three children; her mother; and two staff members who were present at the time.—
Hershal Pandya,
Vulture,
11 Mar. 2026
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The shots allegedly came from a white Tesla parked across the street from the residence and at least one bullet penetrated the side of the house.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
10 Mar. 2026
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In the process, one robber violently shoved the store’s octogenarian owner to the ground, police said, leaving him bloodied and lacerated from numerous shards of glass.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
22 Dec. 2025
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Catherine’s right leg was lacerated to the bone and nearly amputated by a propeller.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Rifted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rifted. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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