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
Doug Ferguson, Twin Cities, 17 June 2025
Lewis had his skull fractured in a terrible beating by police.
—Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 17 June 2025
O’Keefe had a significant laceration on the back of his head, as well as skull fractures and bleeding on the top of his brain.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 16 June 2025
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Verb
Listen to this article CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — Jay Monahan is leaving the PGA Tour next year after a decade that ends with a sport fractured by the Saudi riches of LIV Golf.
—Doug Ferguson, Twin Cities, 17 June 2025
Lewis had his skull fractured in a terrible beating by police.
—Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
Noun
Garcia’s father suffered a spine fracture and internal bleeding to his neck.
—Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 17 June 2025
O’Keefe had a significant laceration on the back of his head, as well as skull fractures and bleeding on the top of his brain.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fracture
Verb
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These attacks don’t just disrupt operations but also expose deeply personal financial information that can fuel identity theft, fraud and long-term reputational damage.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
21 June 2025
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Globally, heatwaves, droughts, and extreme weather are disrupting supply chains, inflating food prices, and undermining financial stability.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
Verb
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In that suit, plaintiffs claimed that Blue Cross violated antitrust laws.—
Lucas Dufalla,
Arkansas Online,
17 June 2025
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By crossing multiple red lines — violating Iran’s sovereignty, expanding extrajudicial killings, and striking nuclear, energy, and civilian infrastructure — Israel has drawn widespread ire.—
Faisal J. Abbas,
semafor.com,
17 June 2025
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The most plausible scenario is a palace coup: a rupture within the military, perhaps even inside the Revolutionary Guards themselves.—
Dan Perry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 June 2025
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The announcement is the latest effort in the Administration’s apparent attempt to force a rupture between China and the U.S.—
Michael Luo,
New Yorker,
8 June 2025
Verb
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He was later fired for misconduct stemming from the case and broke his silence in a series of interviews after Read's verdict was announced, after he was not invited to take the stand in her second trial.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
21 June 2025
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The idea was that a group of military commandos would break quarantine and try to get to the place where the virus had originated, in order to find a cure.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
21 June 2025
Noun
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Walter talks about developing the character of his protagonist’s son-in-law, whose right-wing politics are one of the causes of the family’s fissure.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 June 2025
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How that fissure affects DOGE is yet to be seen, but the White House has already requested $45 million in funding for the group’s operations next year, an Office of Management and Budget document shows.—
William Turton,
ProPublica,
10 June 2025
Verb
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If your cloud infrastructure is fragmented, your teams are disjointed or your workflows are patchwork-based, AI will only amplify the dysfunction that exists.—
Hrushikesh Deshmukh,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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The canons dismantled during the Theory incursion of the 1970s and ’80s introduced a more inclusive world of letters, even as the upheaval left English departments fragmented.—
Eric Bulson,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2025
Noun
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The post comes amid an ongoing rift between the couple and the Beckham family.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
24 June 2025
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Qatar, which hosted the 2022 FIFA World Cup and is home to the Al Jazeera news network, has recently worked to restore ties with Gulf neighbors after a years-long diplomatic rift during Donald Trump's first term.—
Amanda Castro
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Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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All four judges voted to send Moore through to the next round, bringing his father to tears backstage.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
25 June 2025
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No team is lining up to trade for a 35-year-old, undersized guard coming off an Achilles tear with $54 million owed next year.—
Brian Sampson,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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“Fracture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fracture. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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