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
Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
The Rangers didn’t learn until afterward that Santos, 23, had actually fractured his left wrist when catcher Kyle Higashioka’s comebacker struck him.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 2 Mar. 2026
Andy Andersen, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2026
Harris was rushed to a hospital for hypothermia, pneumonia, a contusion to his lung, injuries to his kidneys and a right tibial plateau fracture, his family said in a post on GoFundMe created to help with the medical bills.
—Stephen Sorace , Tessa Hoyos, FOXNews.com, 4 Mar. 2026
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Verb
British politics today is steadily fracturing into multiple parties, no longer two or even three.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
The Rangers didn’t learn until afterward that Santos, 23, had actually fractured his left wrist when catcher Kyle Higashioka’s comebacker struck him.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 2 Mar. 2026
Noun
The show is set in 2018, closer to the Ashley Madison–fallout era, when the intersection of technology and societal fracture opens the gate for Clark to break out of suburban malaise and into a wonderland of sensual, albeit pedestrian, delights.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2026
Harris was rushed to a hospital for hypothermia, pneumonia, a contusion to his lung, injuries to his kidneys and a right tibial plateau fracture, his family said in a post on GoFundMe created to help with the medical bills.
—Stephen Sorace , Tessa Hoyos, FOXNews.com, 4 Mar. 2026
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Still, the broader bond rout reflects anxiety about the global economy after crude oil surged toward $120 a barrel, up almost 80% since the Iran war began and disrupted shipments from the Middle East.—
Marcus Wong,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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Beijing may need to look elsewhere for supply if Iran’s exports are disrupted, another factor that could increase energy prices.—
Alex Veiga,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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In February, for instance, the Department of Justice joined a lawsuit brought by the 1776 Project Foundation, alleging that the Los Angeles Unified School District had violated the law by conditioning funding on the basis of student race.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Mar. 2026
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Indiana has been at the center of the tanking discussion in the NBA after being fined $100,000 for violating the league’s player participation policy.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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The rupture caused a power outage at the powerhouse, triggering an abrupt drop in releases from Englebright Dam and reducing flows in the lower Yuba River for about two hours.—
Chaewon Chung,
Sacbee.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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This often leads to catastrophic fatigue failure or the violent rupture of joints, gaskets, and valves across hundreds of miles of interconnected midstream infrastructure.—
Siddharth Misra,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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If oil prices stay very high for very long, households' budgets already stretched by high inflation could break under the pressure.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Mar. 2026
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Comfort battles formality fighting to break free.—
Julissa James,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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The controversy has highlighted both religious and political fissures.—
Peter Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Fuller’s sentiments about ongoing fissures in college sports reflect growing concerns across the industry that the current financial model is unsustainable.—
Eric Prisbell,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Throughout the region, Kurdish politics and loyalties are fragmented.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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Spinning off Truth Social following the merger would further fragment an already incoherent corporate structure with no clear strategic logic connecting cryptocurrency, fusion energy, and social media platforms.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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Iran’s announcement of a new supreme leader came after the country’s remaining leadership appeared to show a rift.—
Cara Anna,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
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The eventual rift between the unlikely pair began in August 2024.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Several people watching at home tell me the performance brought them to tears.—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
11 Mar. 2026
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Family members, supporters of the defendants and law enforcement officers sat through hours of closing arguments and instructions to jurors, with some scribbling notes and others dabbing tears from their eyes.—
Sarah Bahari,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Fracture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fracture. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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