1
as in to disrupt
to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly
fractured his arm in the fall
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2
as in to violate
to fail to keep
civil liberties that have been fractured by the government's actions
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as in rupture
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Recent Examples of fracture
Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
In my case, the blacktop started to fracture into chunks about the size of a piece of pumpkin pie.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2026
Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 15 June 2026
Vogt said Ramírez underwent imaging tests that revealed the fracture.
—Tom Withers, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026
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Verb
By leveraging exact data and diagnostics, organizations can pinpoint exactly where their culture is fracturing—frequently among Black women, employees with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ professionals.
—Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
In my case, the blacktop started to fracture into chunks about the size of a piece of pumpkin pie.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2026
Noun
His slow start with the Premier League champions was perhaps understandable given how long that transfer saga rumbled on, but then a left leg fracture suffered in December halted any progress for the British record signing.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 15 June 2026
Vogt said Ramírez underwent imaging tests that revealed the fracture.
—Tom Withers, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fracture
Verb
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And of how Iran’s preparation for this World Cup has been disrupted, this is definitely among the more minor.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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In their letter, the senators cited the approaching El Niño — a periodic Pacific warming that disrupts weather patterns and supercharges marine heat waves — as evidence the cuts are particularly ill timed.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 June 2026
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In 2014, Smith served a nine-game suspension for violating the NFL’s personal conduct and substance abuse policies.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 June 2026
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He was suspended multiple times during his career for infractions including violating the league's substance abuse and personal conduct policy.—
Brandon Downs,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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Allman’s testimony caused a rupture in the band and resulted in the first of several band breakups.—
Steve Bloom,
Rolling Stone,
16 June 2026
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First arriving units found a six-story apartment building under construction that sustained a natural gas rupture from a three-inch gas line.—
Chelsea Hylton,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
Verb
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The Cubs were in first place After consecutive 83-win seasons, the Cubs pushed their chips into the middle of the table, swinging a trade for Kyle Tucker, signing Matthew Boyd and Carson Kelly in free agency and opening up a lane for then-top prospect Matt Shaw to break camp with the club.—
Stephen J. Nesbitt,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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Let’s break it down by the jobs, which are numbered according to descending tear-off sheets on the contestants’ work stations.—
Tasha Robinson,
Vulture,
16 June 2026
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So, too, does the idea that a soccer coach could close fissures that even the well-meaning among career politicians have failed to seal.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
18 June 2026
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The group is particularly interested in suspending, fracturing, and reconstructing time through which othered bodies and identities pass, and in exploring the attendant emerging fissures.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
17 June 2026
Verb
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The Spurs’ leadership was also fragmented, after longtime owner Red McCombs had sold the team for $75 million the same year to a consortium of more than two dozen local investors and corporate entities in an effort to keep the Spurs in the city in the near term.—
Hank Tucker,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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The current geopolitical map fragments the Inuit nation across artificial colonial borders.—
Barry Scott Zellen,
Hartford Courant,
12 June 2026
Noun
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Like Cynthia notes, clearly the rift between Porsha and Shamea is bigger than the show, but from a viewer’s perspective, only one party continues to throw daggers.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
15 June 2026
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But his different views of finding loopholes when compared to his younger brother’s aspirations of working in medicine caused an unspoken rift between Charlie and Sue.—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
13 June 2026
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Many of the players broke down in tears after the final whistle in front of a dozen cheering fans.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 June 2026
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Kody Clemens is on a tear this year.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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“Fracture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fracture. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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