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
Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
Along the way the estranged siblings are forced to confront their past and reconcile their fractured relationship.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Jenni Reid,ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2025
Aidan O’Connell fractured his wrist during the Raiders’ preseason finale, sidelining him for 6–8 weeks.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
The Moon’s dry, rigid, fractured crust and lack of water dampening let seismic energy reverberate longer than on Earth.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
Along the way the estranged siblings are forced to confront their past and reconcile their fractured relationship.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
Unsuccessful negotiations earlier in the year over reform of French President Emmanuel Macron's controversial 2023 move to raise France's retirement age in line with the Socialists' demands fractured relations with the government, Hoez said.
—Jenni Reid,ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2025
Aidan O’Connell fractured his wrist during the Raiders’ preseason finale, sidelining him for 6–8 weeks.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fractured
Adjective
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For her, the loss of $40 isn’t the real issue, but rather the broken trust and the strange turn the situation has taken.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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As the family unravels, Genevieve must summon the courage to save her broken family – and herself – but not without a cost.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
4 Sep. 2025
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When gamma rhythms are disrupted, as has been observed in ADHD, schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s disease, signals may arrive out of step and fail to get through cleanly, resulting in poorer attention and memory functioning.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 Sep. 2025
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In this game, the creatures are called Anima and they’ve been scattered all across the world when the balance of the magical ‘Nexus’ is disrupted.—
David Jagneaux,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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However, a Minnesota court struck down the binary trigger ban, arguing that the legislature violated the state constitution’s single-subject clause by burying the ban inside a sprawling spending bill.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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And Congress is unlikely to grant him new tariff powers after the courts just ruled that doing so unilaterally violated the separation of powers.—
Brett Erickson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Henry is broken, a shattered man, and there might not be any way to put him back together again.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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Jorma Taccone, the Lonely Island member and former Saturday Night Live writer, suffered a shattered pelvis and a detached sacrum in a 20-foot fall from a ladder at his farmhouse in Connecticut.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
3 Sep. 2025
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For instance, when the Martins were broke, before Christy gained the attention of legendary boxing promoter Don King, Jim, played on screen in a terrifying performance by Ben Foster, would take her to motel rooms to spar with men who would pay for the opportunity.—
Esther Zuckerman,
Time,
6 Sep. 2025
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Sabalenka broke first, but then lost her serve twice in quick succession to concede the set.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The scenes were shown in season 1 episode 2, when Billy Bob Thornton’s character goes to the hospital for a smashed finger.—
Brayden Garcia
July 10,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 July 2025
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Video from the crash site showed a silver Infiniti SUV with damage to the hood and a smashed windshield.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
5 May 2025
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Yet many organizations still pour the majority of their resources into acquiring new logos while leaving post-sale operations fragmented, underfunded, and misaligned.—
Rachel Lyubovitzky,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Power is fragmented because the LDP is internally divided, its coalition partner is losing ground, and the opposition is too disjointed to mount an effective challenge.—
Mireya Solís,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Fractured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fractured. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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