1
as in disrupts
to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly
fractured his arm in the fall
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as in violates
to fail to keep
civil liberties that have been fractured by the government's actions
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Recent Examples of fractures
Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 17 May 2026
What fractures globalized production naturally results in higher prices just as what integrates global production naturally results in lower prices.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
After last week's redistricting push by Tennessee Republicans, the thoroughfare now serves as a boundary line that fractures the majority-Black city's residents into three congressional seats that are likely to be held by Republicans.
—Stephen Fowler, NPR, 15 May 2026
Asking them to leapfrog to low-carbon pathways while denying them finance, technology, and infrastructure undermines trust and fractures global cooperation—the very cooperation climate action depends on.
—Damilola Ogunbiyi, Time, 19 Mar. 2026
South America fractures into a puzzle of fjords and channels at the southernmost tip of the continent, the Brunswick Peninsula, in Chile’s Magallanes Region, where the future park will protect temperate rainforests, shrublands, and vast carbon-capturing peat bogs.
—Mark Johanson, Outside, 14 Mar. 2026
When ambitious young athlete Jamal (SwagBoyQ) enters her life and confronts the dangerous world around her, everything fractures.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2026
And yet, beneath the applause and the accolades, something quietly fractures.
—Kaitlyn Gomez, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
After someone experiences a significant trauma to their body—such as a high-speed ski crash that fractures their leg—the surrounding muscles can rapidly bleed and swell.
—Claire Maldarelli, Scientific American, 24 Feb. 2026
Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Upon arriving at the hospital, doctors determined that the colorful bird — belonging to the same family as crows and jays — had left quite a bit of damage, including multiple fractures in Montalva's left cheekbone and a rare fracture of the hyoid bone in her neck.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
The medical examiner also observed multiple rib fractures and a sternal fracture, the autopsy shows.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
And Mary’s electric, palpably physical pursuit of justice becomes even more crucial in the final act, after a grotesque display of performative mockery toward Māori culture fractures the last remnants of civility present amid one of Cole’s lavish-yet-repulsive gatherings.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 17 May 2026
What fractures globalized production naturally results in higher prices just as what integrates global production naturally results in lower prices.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
After last week's redistricting push by Tennessee Republicans, the thoroughfare now serves as a boundary line that fractures the majority-Black city's residents into three congressional seats that are likely to be held by Republicans.
—Stephen Fowler, NPR, 15 May 2026
Asking them to leapfrog to low-carbon pathways while denying them finance, technology, and infrastructure undermines trust and fractures global cooperation—the very cooperation climate action depends on.
—Damilola Ogunbiyi, Time, 19 Mar. 2026
South America fractures into a puzzle of fjords and channels at the southernmost tip of the continent, the Brunswick Peninsula, in Chile’s Magallanes Region, where the future park will protect temperate rainforests, shrublands, and vast carbon-capturing peat bogs.
—Mark Johanson, Outside, 14 Mar. 2026
When ambitious young athlete Jamal (SwagBoyQ) enters her life and confronts the dangerous world around her, everything fractures.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2026
And yet, beneath the applause and the accolades, something quietly fractures.
—Kaitlyn Gomez, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
After someone experiences a significant trauma to their body—such as a high-speed ski crash that fractures their leg—the surrounding muscles can rapidly bleed and swell.
—Claire Maldarelli, Scientific American, 24 Feb. 2026
Noun
Osteoporotic fractures are responsible for more hospitalizations than heart attacks, strokes, and breast cancer combined, at $400,000 per hip fracture patient per year in care costs.
—Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Upon arriving at the hospital, doctors determined that the colorful bird — belonging to the same family as crows and jays — had left quite a bit of damage, including multiple fractures in Montalva's left cheekbone and a rare fracture of the hyoid bone in her neck.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
The medical examiner also observed multiple rib fractures and a sternal fracture, the autopsy shows.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fractures
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El Niño, however, is associated with higher vertical wind shear in the Atlantic, which disrupts this process.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
1 June 2026
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The more established the team’s reputation, the less anyone wants to be the one who disrupts it.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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The suit, filed on June 1 in the District Court’s Dallas division by Dallas firm Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal, claims that the destruction of the mural, designated as Whaling Wall 82, violates the artist’s rights under the Visual Artists Rights Act of 1990 (VARA).—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
2 June 2026
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What happened Florida on Monday sued OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, alleging that the company’s AI chatbot violates state consumer protection laws.—
Rafi Schwartz,
TheWeek,
2 June 2026
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Seismic images of mid-ocean ridges typically show rough and jagged terrain, formed when lava oozes up into the cold ocean along faults or fissures and hardens suddenly into stone.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
26 May 2026
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These seemingly harmless fissures on the surface of a watermelon can indicate deeper problems that affect both taste and freshness.—
Aksha Mittapalli,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 May 2026
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Standards will emerge, including some that machines can issue to other machines, with a human institution somewhere in the chain that is willing to be legally liable when the chain breaks.—
Alex Lazarow,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Gatsby says customers are covered if the robot damages anything during a cleaning, with the company promising to replace items the robot breaks.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
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Wembanyama’s unorthodox combination of height and skill breaches our paradigms.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
9 May 2026
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Gas breaches $6 a gallon in California.—
Angela Cullen,
Bloomberg,
30 Apr. 2026
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Reflecting on these piercing paradoxes, Dusabejambo’s narrative (co-written with Delphine Agut) cannot but be shaped by them; there are no simple resolutions for a reality defined by ruptures and ragged edges.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
26 May 2026
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Health officials warned of severe risks if the chemical tank ruptures.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
23 May 2026
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That fragments talent, confuses stakeholders and delays measurable outcomes.—
Ashwin Gaidhani,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Each event drops oxygen levels and fragments sleep, leaving people exhausted, foggy and at higher long-term risk for cardiovascular disease.—
Allison Palmer,
Charlotte Observer,
18 May 2026
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The Bruins’ bat boy’s tears stained the front of Cholowsky’s jersey as his sobs grew heavier by the second.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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The 22-year-old Wembanyama was emotional, bursting into tears as the final horn blew and again choking back emotions after being named the Most Valuable Player of the WCF.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
31 May 2026
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“Fractures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fractures. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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