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
Reed Jackson, SPIN, 8 May 2026
The hosts talk about the increasingly fractured world of sports viewing for fans.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 7 May 2026
Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Subject of this mass hysteria was Elvis Aaron Presley, 21-year-old singer and hero of the nation’s teenagers who purely fractured two full houses at Municipal Auditorium last night with his unique actions and sensational style.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
But what should be a hyperactive, frenetic, and fractured mess instead has a curious, uncanny unity.
—Reed Jackson, SPIN, 8 May 2026
The hosts talk about the increasingly fractured world of sports viewing for fans.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 7 May 2026
Verb
The autopsy findings identified two penetrating wounds to the torso that likely caused her death— one on the right side of the abdomen that damaged the liver, and another on the upper left chest that passed between two ribs and fractured adjacent ribs.
—Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Subject of this mass hysteria was Elvis Aaron Presley, 21-year-old singer and hero of the nation’s teenagers who purely fractured two full houses at Municipal Auditorium last night with his unique actions and sensational style.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fractured
Adjective
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The boy suffered several injuries, including a concussion, skull fracture, broken wrist and fractured femur, prosecutors said.—
Nathaniel Percy,
Oc Register,
8 May 2026
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From the scandal of his early figurative work in the 1960s, through the upside-down paintings that became his signature, to the wooden figures shown at the 1980 Venice Biennale that appeared to salute like broken monuments, his practice was defined by disruption.—
George Nelson,
ARTnews.com,
8 May 2026
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The United Nations Development Programme reports that higher energy prices, disrupted food systems, and economic slowdowns triggered by the war could push up to thirty-two million people globally into poverty.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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Disasters threaten treatment The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration works with states to ensure that access to opioid use disorder medication isn't disrupted, Health and Human Services spokesperson Emily Hilliard said.—
Andrew Jones,
NPR,
28 Apr. 2026
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Although these driverless taxis were susceptible to citations from local law enforcement, laxity in autonomous vehicle regulations left California law enforcement puzzled about how to address vehicles that violated the state's road laws.—
Noe Padilla,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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The trial marks the second phase of New Mexico’s lawsuit after a jury in March found Meta violated the state’s consumer protection law by misrepresenting the safety of Facebook and Instagram for young users and ordered the company to pay $375 million in damages.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
4 May 2026
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Images from the scene show a white car with a battered front and a shattered windshield.—
Nicole Acevedo,
NBC news,
4 May 2026
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Upon arrival, police found the front glass door open and shattered and there was glass everywhere.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
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Ohl also broke the vaunted 20-second barrier to win the 50 freestyle.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
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The company broke ground on that air separation plant in Brownsville, Texas, to produce gases for an unnamed customer.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
9 May 2026
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Above him, the attackers shattered monitors, severed electrical wires and smashed pipes.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
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The entire place is dedicated to modern popular culture and boasts an eye-catching exterior reminiscent of a smashed electric guitar.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Apr. 2026
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When habitat is fragmented — broken up by roads, development or geographical barriers — animal populations can become cut off from one another.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Apr. 2026
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Haulover Cut has already fragmented into an unrecognizable jumble of marsh and hammocks behind Kiawah Island.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Fractured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fractured. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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