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
Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Brooks, out with a fractured left hand, watched from the bench in street clothes.
—Doug Haller, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Arkansas Online, 1 Mar. 2026
The regime has been fragile and fractured for years.
—Robin Wright, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
But then the team lost Kevin Fiala for the rest of the season to a fractured leg in the Olympic tournament and saw winger Andrei Kuzmenko undergo surgery last week to repair torn meniscus in his right knee, hampering an offense that ranks 28th in the 32-team league in goals.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Brooks, out with a fractured left hand, watched from the bench in street clothes.
—Doug Haller, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
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The Austrian ski federation said Haaser fractured the tibial plateau in her left knee and was set to travel back to Austria on Saturday for treatment.
—Arkansas Online, 1 Mar. 2026
The regime has been fragile and fractured for years.
—Robin Wright, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fractured
Adjective
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But anyone who opens a new E-ZPass account or is looking to replace a broken transponder will instead get a free windshield sticker, which has radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology embedded into the paper.—
Neal Riley,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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The attack stemmed from a long-running dispute over yard debris and resulted in Paul suffering six broken ribs, pneumonia, and having part of a lung removed.—
Dale Denwalt,
Oklahoman,
5 Mar. 2026
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The conflict has disrupted energy production in the Middle East and led to a blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical shipping route.—
Chloe Taylor,Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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The conflict has also disrupted airspace across parts of the Middle East, forcing airlines to reroute flights, particularly between Europe and Asia, along longer routes that burn more fuel and keep aircraft in the air for longer.—
Scott Campbell,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Mar. 2026
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In January, a judge ruled that the city violated the state’s open meeting law when council members made a plan behind closed doors to sweep 9,800 homeless encampments.—
Noah Goldberg,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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In February, for instance, the Department of Justice joined a lawsuit brought by the 1776 Project Foundation, alleging that the Los Angeles Unified School District had violated the law by conditioning funding on the basis of student race.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Scenarios include a shattered phone screen, an avalanche of products in the grocery store and a drum spill on a morning commute.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Mar. 2026
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An officer at the scene was injured by shattered glass when the light pole fell onto the police patrol vehicle, San Diego police spokesperson Officer Colin Steinbroner said at the time of the shooting.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
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State and local officials broke ground on a new mental health campus in Norwalk with over 150 beds at the Metropolitan State Hospital.—
Andrew Khouri,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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Last Friday, Altman posted on X that OpenAI had reached an agreement with DOD just hours after news broke that Anthropic’s relationship with the administration would be dissolved.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
7 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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Arias and Lobo retrieved Pierla's wife and daughter from the scene, along with a smashed birthday cake.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
28 Feb. 2026
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Throughout the region, Kurdish politics and loyalties are fragmented.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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Distribution is fragmented, talent has alternatives, capital exists outside studios, and studios don’t know the first thing about audience development.—
Dana Harris-Bridson,
IndieWire,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Fractured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fractured. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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