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
Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Peña fractured the tip of his right ring finger March 4, three weeks to the day before the Astros set their roster.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2026
Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
When command structures fracture, when facilities are struck and personnel scatter, the custody of dangerous materials unravels.
—Ashish K. Jha, STAT, 25 Mar. 2026
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Verb
As the form dipped dramatically, so the relationship between manager and club fractured.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Peña fractured the tip of his right ring finger March 4, three weeks to the day before the Astros set their roster.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
And Skattebo’s health and availability are unclear after last season’s compound leg fracture.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
When command structures fracture, when facilities are struck and personnel scatter, the custody of dangerous materials unravels.
—Ashish K. Jha, STAT, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fracture
Verb
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The Houthis have previously attacked commercial ships in the Red Sea to disrupt the flow of oil, gas and other commodities through the Bab el-Mandeb strait.—
Lucia I Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Gas prices have surged past $4 per gallon for the first time in more than three years on Tuesday, according to data from GasBuddy, as the war in Iran continues to disrupt global oil supplies.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Uthmeier said the Rooney Rule violates Florida law.—
Mac Engel
March 30,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2026
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Killing a civilian scientist would violate international law.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Speaking during a meeting with investors and business leaders, Rodríguez said the initiative reflects Caracas’ intention to stabilize ties with Washington and deepen engagement after years of rupture.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2026
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But the rupture may be felt most deeply in Mayfair, a neighborhood long defined by both neglect and resilience.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
22 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Some Native American tribes refer to the April full moon as the breaking ice moon, the frog moon, the sucker moon and the budding moon of plants and shrubs.—
Hali Smith
March 31,
Idaho Statesman,
31 Mar. 2026
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How to break the car rental rage cycle Don't get mad.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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But last week, what may have been cracks in the picture-perfect presentation of this demographic of Utah women became a major fissure when a 2023 video of Paul throwing metal barstools at her ex-partner, Dakota Mortenson, while her child is in the room surfaced online.—
Elizabeth Gulino,
Allure,
26 Mar. 2026
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The measurement donnybrook is the latest fissure between Nielsen and its media client base.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The vendor chalked this up to Apple controlling the entire update stack, as opposed to Android, where updates are likely fragmented across diverse manufacturers and device types.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
28 Mar. 2026
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Letters are fragmented into the surrounding steps, allowing visitors to interact with the text and engage with the memory of these women in a tactile, participatory way.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But Mallach did not disagree that the event had usefully exposed a rift in the community.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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The split reflects a broader rift within conservative media.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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One of the devices caused a ventricular rupture, or tear in the heart muscle, that also required surgery.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
25 Mar. 2026
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A week later, both were crying tears of joy.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Fracture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fracture. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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