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as in fractured
to cause to develop a hole, crack, or tear often in a sudden and forceful or violent way
She was out for the rest of the season after she ruptured a tendon.
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as in exploded
to develop a hole, crack, or tear often in a sudden and forceful or violent way
The pipeline ruptured, leaking thousands of gallons of oil. The fault could rupture during the next major earthquake. High blood pressure caused the blood vessels to rupture.
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Recent Examples of ruptured
Residents said the latest delay is especially frustrating because the pool also remained closed for much of last summer after a water line ruptured while it was being filled.
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Hannah Kliger,
CBS News,
2 July 2026
In 1857, the southern stretch of the San Andreas fault ruptured, resulting in the Fort Tejon earthquake, one of the largest in the state's history.
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New Atlas,
28 June 2026
There have been earthquakes of this magnitude in the past that ruptured different segments of very long faults, creating the appearance of two different earthquakes but that were actually ruptures from the same event.
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Sylvain Barbot,
The Conversation,
26 June 2026
While filming Jackass Forever, McGhehey ruptured a testicle after convincing costar Dave England to jump on his groin with a pogo stick.
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Sezin Devi Koehler,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 June 2026
Satellite data, which should be available in the coming days, may reveal the fault movements and offer more clues about the faults that were ruptured.
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Kasha Patel,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
The first time was during the 2024 playoffs, when Finch ruptured his patellar tendon during Game 4 of a first-round series against the Phoenix Suns.
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Jason Quick,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
More than 1 billion gallons of ash spilled into waterways and neighboring properties after a dike ruptured.
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Christiana Freitag,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2026
His spleen, damaged by bouts of blackwater fever, ruptured, after he was crushed by a charging buffalo.
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Sarah Kingdom,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
Hannah Kliger,
CBS News,
2 July 2026
In 1857, the southern stretch of the San Andreas fault ruptured, resulting in the Fort Tejon earthquake, one of the largest in the state's history.
—
New Atlas,
28 June 2026
There have been earthquakes of this magnitude in the past that ruptured different segments of very long faults, creating the appearance of two different earthquakes but that were actually ruptures from the same event.
—
Sylvain Barbot,
The Conversation,
26 June 2026
While filming Jackass Forever, McGhehey ruptured a testicle after convincing costar Dave England to jump on his groin with a pogo stick.
—
Sezin Devi Koehler,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 June 2026
Satellite data, which should be available in the coming days, may reveal the fault movements and offer more clues about the faults that were ruptured.
—
Kasha Patel,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
The first time was during the 2024 playoffs, when Finch ruptured his patellar tendon during Game 4 of a first-round series against the Phoenix Suns.
—
Jason Quick,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
More than 1 billion gallons of ash spilled into waterways and neighboring properties after a dike ruptured.
—
Christiana Freitag,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2026
His spleen, damaged by bouts of blackwater fever, ruptured, after he was crushed by a charging buffalo.
—
Sarah Kingdom,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ruptured
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However, proximity matters little if an enterprise is fractured internally by the adversarial divide between Business and IT.
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What began with a total hip replacement turned into an even longer recovery after Gifford fractured her hip and required another surgery.
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Rey exploded on Ethan with 10-count punches, but a tilt-a-whirl was countered by Page with a sitout faceplant.
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The package exploded when the victims arrived, according to Thibault.
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Cape Verde almost pulled the biggest upset in World Cup history.
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Garibay’s one-handed save denied Jonathan Ricketts a sure goal in the 64th minute, and Moon pulled a 30-yard opportunity off a poor corner kick clearance just wide left.
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However, the extravagant nature of such spending appears to be a bubble that has now burst, especially given the obvious failure to build a domestic talent pool.
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When fire crews arrived on scene, the fire had consumed multiple rooms and had burst through the roof of one of the three hotel buildings.
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Lamine Yamal, with the ball bouncing inside the box, spun and ripped a shot that Austria's goalkeeper just stopped for a corner kick.
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The statement also ripped Shipnuck for citing a source in which Mickelson's wife, Amy, played a role in his departures from clubs.
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Coach Matt LaFleur faces immense pressure after the team blew a 21-3 playoff lead and finished with five straight losses.
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But what really blew me away was the sheer scale of the panoramas.
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Their character's absence was alluded to in Fuller House's first episode, when the characters broke the fourth wall by knowingly looking in to the camera.
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Four years ago, Morocco broke the continental ceiling by reaching the semifinals of the Qatar World Cup, the first African nation to get that far.
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In 2021, disaster nearly erased the landmark entirely when a fire tore through much of the restaurant, heavily damaging the building.
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In the hours after two earthquakes tore through northern Venezuela on the evening of June 24, the people pulling survivors from the rubble were, overwhelmingly, the survivors’ own neighbors.
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