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
Corbin fractured his jaw in two places, busted his upper arm, and lacerated his lip. — Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026 The situation further fractured the relationship between Young and Fisher. — Nasha Smith, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026
Noun
The cause of her death was determined to be blunt force injuries to the head, which included a fracture to the back of her skull, Assistant District Attorney Ashlee Mastrangelo said on Tuesday, hours after a grand jury indicted Shieh. — Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 26 Aug. 2026 The 61-year-old male driver of the Toyota suffered a left rib fracture, while the suspect reported head pain. — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 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
  • Rendering examines how artificial intelligence is disrupting the entertainment industry, taking you inside key battlegrounds and spotlighting change-makers wielding the technology for good and ill.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2026
  • In the scenario, critical infrastructure in the central Finnish city of Kuopio, including power and water, has been disrupted by cyberattacks and there’s the threat of missile strikes from Finland’s neighbor, Russia.
    — Emma Burrows, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of disrupt
Verb
  • More than two dozen law enforcement officials, from crime analysts to chiefs of police, have been charged with violating their oaths of office and conducting unauthorized searches within the Flock Safety system in Georgia in the past few months.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The letter alleged the Smithsonian ​may have violated anti-discrimination laws.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of violate
Noun
  • The wily, beguiling poems in this collection probe selves and stories as sites of rupture and refraction.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Since the pipeline’s rupture in June, the Puerto Rico National Guard and government agencies from throughout the island have been distributing potable water from cistern trucks, according to the governor’s office.
    — Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of rupture
Verb
  • Amanda Lee Myers is a senior crime reporter who covers the death penalty, cold case investigations, breaking news for USA TODAY.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Alix Earle has finally broken her silence on her feud with Alex Cooper, which was reignited earlier this year.
    — Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of break
Noun
  • However, a single compound cannot easily squeeze into tight internal fissures while also binding to wide open surfaces.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Bidets may also ease discomfort from hemorrhoids, fistulas and anal fissures, and help people with chronic diarrhea or conditions that require frequent wiping.
    — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of fissure
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  • Many organizations still operate multiple ERPs, driving up costs, fragmenting data and slowing decisions.
    — David Zwick, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • But those manual processes are often fragmented across the retailer and the logistics businesses.
    — Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of fragment
Noun
  • But whether the bitter rift with William and Catherine can be mended is another matter.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 28 Aug. 2026
  • But the war is deepening all these rifts and creating new ones.
    — Dina Esfandiary, Foreign Affairs, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of rift
Noun
  • Speaking through tears on stage at London’s O2 Arena on Tuesday night, Grande expressed her heartfelt gratitude to her legions of fans.
    — Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Her little lips were moving and there were no tears in her eyes.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026
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