1
as in to disrupt
to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly
road pavement that had been riven by the annual freeze-and-thaw cycle
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as in to rip
to cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it
the bitter disappointment threatened to rive my heart in two
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Recent Examples of rive
Oasis’s last tour, in 2008, was riven by fights, freak-outs, and sibling rivalry.
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Air Mail, 7 June 2025
Oldham, home to a large British Pakistani community, has previously been a flashpoint for race riots, riven by divisions that extremists have sought to take advantage of.
—Nic Robertson, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
For a nation at war, grappling with a hostage crisis and riven by protests, the success of a hometown boy, 7,000 miles away in Oregon, is something everyone can unite behind.
—Jacob Gurvis, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2025
Just as the imperatives of war led to the development of the SNA in the 1940s, the new exigencies of a world riven by trade wars, geopolitical instability, and supply shocks require a modern statistical framework.
—Diane Coyle, Foreign Affairs, 16 May 2025
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Air Mail, 7 June 2025
Oldham, home to a large British Pakistani community, has previously been a flashpoint for race riots, riven by divisions that extremists have sought to take advantage of.
—Nic Robertson, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
For a nation at war, grappling with a hostage crisis and riven by protests, the success of a hometown boy, 7,000 miles away in Oregon, is something everyone can unite behind.
—Jacob Gurvis, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2025
Just as the imperatives of war led to the development of the SNA in the 1940s, the new exigencies of a world riven by trade wars, geopolitical instability, and supply shocks require a modern statistical framework.
—Diane Coyle, Foreign Affairs, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rive
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The industry’s year of strikes in 2023 also disrupted the flow of Hollywood movie releases to the local multiplex.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
11 July 2025
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Underneath the fun exterior, Red Bull was serious about its ambitions of disrupting F1’s front-runners and assembling a team that was capable of winning a championship.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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On July 21, Colbert ripped Paramount and Trump in his opening monologue.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
24 July 2025
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Now, Donald Trump has ripped the rug out from under them, a betrayal that will be a death sentence for any Afghan national sent back.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
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The 6-foot-7, 282-pound Judge is on pace to break his AL record of 62 homers set in 2022.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
14 July 2025
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Set clear expectations from the start, include payment terms in your contract, and don’t be afraid to offer options like a discount for paying up front or a payment plan that breaks bills up into more manageable payments.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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There their family says goodbye with hugs, and often tears, and places their child in her care.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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To make a sling for the pan, tear off a piece of parchment paper.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 July 2025
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Though the pair grow closer, their own secrets threaten to fracture their budding relationship.—
Tommy McArdle,
People.com,
30 July 2025
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Three Camps, Infinite Questions The field has fractured into predictable tribes.—
Raff Ripoll,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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Dallas keeps bringing up last year’s six-game win over Colorado in an apparent effort to buck up themselves and their despondent fans, who are rending their garments over a meaningless seven-game losing streak to end the season.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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The Seagull The season’s starriest show is Chekhov’s rending play about art, love and loss in a new version from Duncan Macmillan and Thomas Ostermeier, with Ostermeier directing.—
Matt Wolf,
New York Times,
3 Jan. 2025
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The development process is fragmented, the talent pool is bifurcated and the hodgepodge of tools were all designed for AI development in the cloud, not the edge.—
Rajesh Subramaniam,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Though still fragmented, the effort is increasingly looking like a full-on takeover, a Pixar-like artquake that aims to change the provenance of images, the business of production and (not to put too fine a point on it) the language of cinema itself.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
16 July 2025
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“Rive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rive. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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