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fracture 1 of 2

verb

Definition of fracturenext
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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fracture

2 of 2

noun

as in rupture

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Recent Examples of fracture
Verb
The document, which was highly classified and written in Arabic, suggested that Hamas was planning to exploit the hostage families’ protests to fracture Israeli society. — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026 The ice groaned and heaved, fracturing as if the river itself had come back to life. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
Noun
After the game, Commanders head coach Dan Quinn confirmed Daniels dislocated his elbow and an X-ray showed no fracture. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026 Quinn said after the game X-rays on Daniels’ elbow did not show a fracture. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fracture
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fracture
  1. disrupt
  2. violate
  3. rupture
  4. break
  5. fissure
  6. fragment
  7. rift
  8. tear
Verb
  • What to do if your flight is disrupted If your flight is delayed or canceled, start by finding out what caused the disruption.
    — Bailey Berg, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Interior Minister Kipchumba Murkomen oversaw the destruction and warned drug traffickers that authorities would step up efforts to disrupt the illicit trade.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of disrupt
Verb
  • In a filing late Tuesday, administration lawyers argued that the ban does not violate the First Amendment, which guarantees the right to a free press.
    — JOCELYN NOVECK, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The Southern Environmental Law Center, a large environment watchdog, just filed a lawsuit alleging the OpenAI deal violated Georgia sunshine laws that guarantee public access to government meetings and records.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of violate
Noun
  • The president has declared the occasional war on the media since, but his ban of three top outlets from the White House presents a new kind of rupture.
    — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Stribling isn’t expected back until November after having surgery to repair a deltoid ligament rupture.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of rupture
Verb
  • Launched in 2004, the $364 million observatory is designed to pivot quickly -- as its name suggests -- to capture gamma ray bursts, exploding stars and other fast-breaking cosmic action.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
  • San Juanico has experienced late summer storms, but Polo feels different, said Jeffrey Westman, an American who was first drawn to the town’s world-class surf break 40 years ago and owns a property there.
    — Eugene Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of break
Noun
  • This fissure triggered one of the 21st century’s bloodiest wars in 2020 when federal forces attempted to wrestle control of the large province of Tigray, leaving up to 600,000 dead by the time a ceasefire deal was signed two years later.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Groundwater steadily rises through fissures in the limestone bedrock, providing the spring with a constant flow of pristine water.
    — Savannah Born, Travel + Leisure, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of fissure
Verb
  • That meant there was no single office, agency or organization capable of addressing residents’ concerns, but a patchwork of agencies where responsibility is fragmented.
    — Julia Vargas Jones, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The data got connected while the work at the store stayed fragmented.
    — Peter Kellis, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of fragment
Noun
  • The problem at the heart of their story is that childhood eventually ends, and that causes a rift between the young women.
    — Parents, Parents, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The accident caused a rift between the families of the living and the dead.
    — Roberto Prieto, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of rift
Noun
  • Her barbs are sharp enough to bring even Regina George to tears.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026
  • In April 2021, a tear in the liner of the site’s largest holding pond threatened to breach and flood surrounding homes with a wall of polluted water up to 20 feet high.
    — Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of tear

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“Fracture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fracture. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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