1
as in disrupted
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 tore
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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Europe accelerated spending on renewables and energy efficiency after Russia's invasion of Ukraine disrupted natural gas supplies.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025 -
Foreign business confidence in China has declined since Covid-19 when pandemic restrictions disrupted supply chains — the domestic economy has remained sluggish, dragged down by a real estate slump and overcapacity in industrial sectors.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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The bullet tore through his neck, in front of thousands of people, including children.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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On the third day, Borges heroically approached one of the kidnappers and tore off her mask before jumping out of a second-story window and escaping.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
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Mensik broke Michelsen twice on the way to a 4-0 lead, thanks to a number of good backhand shots, and really was never in any danger of losing during a massively lopsided first set that wasn’t even as close as the 6-1 score might indicate.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
20 Sep. 2025
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Singleton actually broke that same left thumb in a different spot Week 1 against Tennessee and now sports a cast.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
19 Sep. 2025
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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
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Since then, the alliances forged in tragedy have been fractured.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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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
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“Rived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rived. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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