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
Josh Robbins, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
Zoom in: Democratic lawmakers also are fracturing about their positions on DEI programs and how to talk about race.
—Erin Doherty, Axios, 10 Mar. 2025
Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Mar. 2025
More than 70 percent of people who receive CPR experience rib fractures, with an average of 7.6 broken ribs.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 7 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Coulibaly fractured his right wrist during a game against Chicago, underwent surgery and recovered in time to play for France’s national team during the 2024 Paris Olympics.
—Josh Robbins, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
Zoom in: Democratic lawmakers also are fracturing about their positions on DEI programs and how to talk about race.
—Erin Doherty, Axios, 10 Mar. 2025
Noun
Three physicians testified for the state that Amari’s skull fractures were inconsistent with a fall from a counter.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Mar. 2025
More than 70 percent of people who receive CPR experience rib fractures, with an average of 7.6 broken ribs.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fracture
Verb
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Removing this dam would not only disrupt that balance but could also have severe consequences for the City of Elgin.—
Courier-News,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
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As the World Economic Forum reports, 44% of workers' skills will be disrupted in the next four years, with cognitive skills growing in importance most rapidly.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Simmons also faces additional litigation from at least six other accusers who claim the Def Jam co-founder violated the terms of their confidential settlements, failing to pay them a combined total of more than $11 million.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
13 Mar. 2025
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The order violates core constitutional rights, including the rights to free speech and due process.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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Both suffered ruptures to their anterior cruciate ligaments at the start of 2024 and neither has yet returned to first-team action, although both have resumed training.—
Asif Burhan,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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His handling of both the Hamas-Israel war protests and the DEI changes caused a rupture with the faculty.—
Ira Porter,
The Christian Science Monitor,
7 Mar. 2025
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Within months, Meta broke ground on a sixth and seventh Utah data center beside the other five.—
Cade Metz,
New York Times,
17 Mar. 2025
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Senior Lily Cooper broke the school’s all-time scoring record, boys and girls, of 1,333 points set by Val DePaolo in 1979.—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
17 Mar. 2025
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Angela Stent, a former national intelligence officer for Russia and Eurasia at the National Intelligence Council, said Putin is likely in no rush to end the war amid the fissures between Trump and Zelensky and between Europe and the U.S. about the way ahead.—
AAMER MADHANI,
TIME,
3 Mar. 2025
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With support for Proposition 1 varying little across race or geography, ideological lines proved to be the main fissure.—
Ari Plachta,
Sacramento Bee,
28 Feb. 2025
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Creating lasting impressions with multi-sensory engagement In a world where attention is fragmented, businesses that engage customers on multiple sensory levels create more memorable and meaningful experiences.—
Rhett Power,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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This stage is important for memory processing and creative sleeping, and fragmenting that sleep could affect brain function.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN,
26 Jan. 2025
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Today’s top stories (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times ) After a rift on the shutdown, California Democrats try to refocus the budget fight on Medicaid Democrats split last week over a Republican stopgap measure to avoid a government shutdown.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2025
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But a rift emerged between the rappers after Jay-Z and Beyoncé skipped West's 2014 wedding with Kardashian.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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There was applause, tears, children running amok and flowers being thrown in the air.—
Jessie Schiewe,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2025
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The Stags had to adjust when Janelle Brown, one of their leaders from last season, went down with an ACL tear in the game against Villanova in December but Thibault-DuDonis said she’s been just as vocal and a leader from the bench.—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Fracture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fracture. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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