as in broken
forcibly separated into many pieces
a fractured radius that will have to be pieced together with a metal plate and screws
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as in disrupted
to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly
fractured his arm in the fall
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as in violated
to fail to keep
civil liberties that have been fractured by the government's actions
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Recent Examples of fractured
James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
His right ankle was both dislocated and fractured, the brutal byproduct of Niners safety Ji’Ayir Brown trying to make a tackle on Tampa Bay’s third offensive possession and rolling up into the back of Warner’s legs.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
The return of Jacobsen, the 7-foot-4 center who fractured his tibia in the second game of the year last season, should also help.
—Cj Moore, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
There was also a heated moment between the receiver and Kyle Shanahan that could point to a fractured relationship.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
His right ankle was both dislocated and fractured, the brutal byproduct of Niners safety Ji’Ayir Brown trying to make a tackle on Tampa Bay’s third offensive possession and rolling up into the back of Warner’s legs.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
Filosa, a native Italian with more than two decades of experience in the Stellantis family of automakers, replaced former Stellantis boss Carlos Tavares, whose rocky tenure fractured relationships with the UAW and dealers alike.
—Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
The return of Jacobsen, the 7-foot-4 center who fractured his tibia in the second game of the year last season, should also help.
—Cj Moore, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fractured
Adjective
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Unfortunately, it was later revealed that Ibushi had suffered a broken femur, something that could take a significant amount of time to return from.—
Jeremy Hanna,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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Coristine recently recounted the incident that left him with a broken nose and a concussion.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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These dolphins exhibited 536 altered genes, indicating disrupted GABAergic synapses, changes in the basement membrane, and increased Alzheimer's risk factors, which worsen with each bloom season.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
14 Oct. 2025
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Air travel was snarled during the more than month-long government shutdown that ended in January 2019, hours after a shortfall of air traffic controllers disrupted flights in the New York area.—
Lillian Rizzo,Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
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Last week, retired Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge James Emerson released his 42-page advisory opinion that preceded the board’s vote, finding that Corpus violated conflict-of-interest laws and retaliated against deputies who challenged her authority.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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On October 7th, a federal judge agreed that ICE had violated the terms of the decree.—
Geraldo Cadava,
New Yorker,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This is unlike the beautiful sadness in Anderson’s films, which is entirely full (often to bursting) with humans and their shattered interiors.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
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Some automakers have started laminating side windows to prevent shattered glass during a crash.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Kidman seemingly alluded to the challenges of her separation in a Harper's Bazaar interview published after the divorce news broke.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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Mark Jerome, who took over the program as executive director three years after the Lorch scandal broke, slowly built Riverside back to respectability between 2005 and 2015.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Aerial video of the aftermath also showed a red helicopter on its side with a smashed cockpit window and debris scattered over the highway surface.—
Diego Mendoza,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
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The cheeseburger is a smashed Fischer Farm Patty with griddled onions, iceberg lettuce, sharp American cheese, pickles and Toasty sauce.—
Gege Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Fanbases are increasingly fragmented across social media platforms and between video services.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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Due to the topography of these regions, the populations are often fragmented and persisted with small, stable populations over long periods of time, the researchers said.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Fractured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fractured. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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