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
Simmons started the first five games before his four-game personal leave, then played in another three before fracturing and dislocating his wrist on Thanksgiving Day. — Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026 But if not in flames, fractured it was left — the WGAE said its decision would stand. — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 30 July 2026
Noun
Meanwhile, older millennials are pulling away Generational researchers saw this fracture coming years before the Fed’s housing data confirmed it. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 22 July 2026 She was then hospitalized for 18 days and diagnosed with a burst fracture of her first lumbar vertebra, according to the reports. — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 20 July 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
  • Bondele was among hundreds of Ebola response workers in Bunia who staged strikes and protests over unpaid wages in recent weeks, at times abandoning health facilities and disrupting parts of the response as the outbreak continued to spread.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • And maybe some Gen Zers are undersocialized and under-prepared after their education was disrupted by a global pandemic.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of disrupt
Verb
  • Any students or student organizations determined to have violated the University of Miami code of conduct will be held accountable.
    — Abby Dodge, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The lawsuit was filed in December 2023 by Torrez, who alleged Meta's platforms harmed children and violated state law.
    — Jason Volack, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of violate
Noun
  • This research paper examined whether age, position, NBA role, density of schedule leading up to the injury, minutes load and other factors could be possible causes for the uptick in Achilles ruptures.
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Some of the migrants eventually returned, but the diplomatic rupture was only repaired when Spain backed Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara in 2022.
    — Chad de Guzman, Time, 31 July 2026
Definition of rupture
Verb
  • The Houthis say closing Bab el-Mandeb to Saudi traffic aims to break the coalition’s blockade.
    — Fatma Khaled, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The agent that flagged a bad clause in June stops flagging it in July, and nobody did anything wrong, and nothing broke.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of break
Noun
  • The pitched and often emotional vote over Proposition 40 exposed deep fissures in the state party over how to respond to growing grassroots anger over wealth inequality.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Another fissure appeared, slicing a haphazard path through its pale-blue heart.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 27 July 2026
Definition of fissure
Verb
  • Achieving this requires making customer knowledge accessible across the organization rather than leaving it fragmented across teams and systems.
    — Stu Sjouwerman, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Whatever ends up coming for Alpha, with their TV fragmented into a billion tiny screens, it’s bound to be bizarre.
    — Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of fragment
Noun
  • The Very Online meanness, and attendant allegations of sexism and élitism, carries echoes of the rift between the Clintonites and the Bernie Bros; El-Sayed has talked openly of using a victory to shape the 2028 Presidential field.
    — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
  • With Eugenie announcing a new pregnancy, rumors of a rift between her and her husband have quieted down.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of rift
Noun
  • While Bret purports to understand, there are unmistakable tears in his eyes.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The 50-year-old host fought back tears while explaining the situation.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026
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“Fracture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fracture. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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