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
Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
Galvan’s injuries included a brain bleed, skull fracture, broken collarbone, rib fractures and cuts and bruising on the lower back and elsewhere consistent with road rash.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 24 Feb. 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
Billy Donovan, whose Chicago Bulls traded for the veteran guard in the trade-deadline deal that sent Vucevic to Boston, told reporters Tuesday that Simons suffered a left wrist fracture that sidelined him during Celtics training camp.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
Galvan’s injuries included a brain bleed, skull fracture, broken collarbone, rib fractures and cuts and bruising on the lower back and elsewhere consistent with road rash.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 24 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fracture
Verb
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Just one week ago, a report hypothesizing on how AI could disrupt the economy sent the Dow tumbling by more than 800 points.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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Maneuvering and hypersonic considerations Iran’s reported hypersonic designs, like the Fattah missile, focus less on speed and more on terminal maneuvering to disrupt tracking.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Mar. 2026
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Even after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect in 2024, the Israeli military has been striking Lebanon on a near-daily basis, accusing Hezbollah of violating the agreement by rearming and rebuilding its forces.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
2 Mar. 2026
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Improper disclosure may violate privacy expectations and potentially expose the association to liability.—
Peter S. Sachs,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Mar. 2026
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Multiple blood tests and 108 pelvis, transabdominal and transvaginal ultrasound images later, my ER doctor informed me of a possible ovarian cyst rupture.—
Angelica Zhiyu Luo,
SELF,
3 Mar. 2026
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In the wake of the rupture, OpenAI has moved quickly to fill the gap.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Mar. 2026
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Social media can make or break the success of a high-street buy.—
Alice Cary,
Vogue,
3 Mar. 2026
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This is a breaking news story and will be updated.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
3 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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Geopolitical pressures mean energy is increasingly fragmented across geographies with different energy dynamics playing out in different places.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
28 Feb. 2026
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If one side fragments badly enough, surprises can happen.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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At the same time, some Iranian Americans have openly welcomed the killing of Iran’s supreme leader and called for regime change, reflecting deep rifts within the diaspora over the conflict.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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Yasmin was revealed by the finale to be a blend of Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein, with shades of her father — the cause of a new rift between her and Harper.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
1 Mar. 2026
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Out back on the patio, a pair of angels cry red blood tears into a fountain, skeletons escape their open coffins and a hooded skull peers over the tables like a Gordon Ramsay grim reaper.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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That brought Aubry to tears — not an uncommon sight … less common than Rizo, sure, but still, not uncommon.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Fracture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fracture. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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