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
Keegan Brady, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
Shortstop Jeremy Peña made the Houston Astros’ opening day roster after completing his recovery from a fractured fingertip, rendering the team’s lineup at full strength entering the 2026 season.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2026
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
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Adjective
Twenty years ago, critic Mark Fisher described Burial’s Untrue as a kind of sonic hauntology, a montage of fractured breakbeats, spectral vocal fragments, and crackle collapsing past and future into a single, diffuse texture.
—Keegan Brady, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
Shortstop Jeremy Peña made the Houston Astros’ opening day roster after completing his recovery from a fractured fingertip, rendering the team’s lineup at full strength entering the 2026 season.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2026
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fractured
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Homecoming for Pope Jordan Pope scored 12 points in 33 minutes for Texas playing in his native Bay Area, coming back after suffering a broken foot late in a second-round win over Gonzaga.—
Janie McCauley,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Gertie’s broken tail was a desperate and heartbreaking sign of her relief and gratitude, the news release stated.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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The Middle East crisis has severely disrupted oil exports through the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, which typically carries about a fifth of the world’s oil and liquified natural gas (LNG) and represents a key choke point for fertilizer trade.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
25 Mar. 2026
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Energy prices are volatile as the Iran conflict has disrupted flows through the Strait of Hormuz.—
Derek Chollet,
semafor.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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In other words, Raskin alleges someone at the DOJ may have violated a court order, a possible contempt issue.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Friedman sided with The Times earlier this month, ruling that the Pentagon's new credential policy violated journalists' constitutional rights to free speech and due process.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Video apparently taken in the aftermath of a second bus shelter crash published by Block Club Chicago and CBS News this week shows a stationary Coco robot next to a pile of shattered glass beneath the bus shelter.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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On Tuesday, another one of these lunchboxes on wheels seems to have smashed into a bus shelter and rained shattered glass all over the sidewalk.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
26 Mar. 2026
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Outfielder Alan Roden, acquired by the Twins at last July’s MLB trade deadline, sealed the victory with a two-run double that broke a 7-7 tie in the eighth innings.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2026
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Three people were killed when a tour helicopter broke apart near Honolulu in April 2019, and that December seven people died - including three children - when one crashed in turbulent weather near the famed Na Pali Coast.—
JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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The brand, which has more than 15 locations nationwide, is known for its smashed donuts, which are fresh, warm doughnut sandwiches with a cold ice cream center.—
Bailey Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
10 Mar. 2026
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There are fusion mashups that feel unmistakably American, like a smashed burger wrapped in paratha bread.—
Monti Carlo,
AJC.com,
8 Mar. 2026
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Such experiences, Beatty said, can fracture memory, leaving recollections fragmented rather than organized and chronological.—
Pamela Colloff,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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In its first season on Sky One, A League of Their Own got up to 600,000 viewers, in a sign of how audiences have fragmented over the years.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Fractured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fractured. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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