1
as in disrupting
to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly
fractured his arm in the fall
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as in violating
to fail to keep
civil liberties that have been fractured by the government's actions
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Recent Examples of fracturing
In early October, the former reality star shared with her fans that her dog ran into her, fracturing her leg.
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Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
This discovery ultimately ends up completely fracturing the Dark Hearts.
—Grace Byron, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
But right now, the result of that battle is further fracturing.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 20 Oct. 2025
And trust in global leadership is fracturing, just as the need for solutions to protect nature, manage migration, stabilize conflict zones, and navigate technology disruption grows more urgent than ever before.
—Sergio Alonso Fernández De Córdova Y De Veyga, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
Warner played all 17 games for the 49ers last year amid a lost season, including 13 games after fracturing his ankle.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Richardson has served as Jones’ backup throughout the first six games but unexpectedly missed the team’s Week 5 matchup after fracturing his orbital bone due to an issue with a rubber leg band.
—Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Togo midfielder Samuel Asamoah has undergone surgery after fracturing his neck during a game, his club Guangxi Pingguo have said.
—Colin Millar, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Sea ice is fracturing and melting.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
This discovery ultimately ends up completely fracturing the Dark Hearts.
—Grace Byron, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
But right now, the result of that battle is further fracturing.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 20 Oct. 2025
And trust in global leadership is fracturing, just as the need for solutions to protect nature, manage migration, stabilize conflict zones, and navigate technology disruption grows more urgent than ever before.
—Sergio Alonso Fernández De Córdova Y De Veyga, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
Warner played all 17 games for the 49ers last year amid a lost season, including 13 games after fracturing his ankle.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Richardson has served as Jones’ backup throughout the first six games but unexpectedly missed the team’s Week 5 matchup after fracturing his orbital bone due to an issue with a rubber leg band.
—Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Togo midfielder Samuel Asamoah has undergone surgery after fracturing his neck during a game, his club Guangxi Pingguo have said.
—Colin Millar, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Sea ice is fracturing and melting.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fracturing
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In addition to disrupting the students’ routines, parents said the school closure forced them to scramble to make child care arrangements.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Nov. 2025
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And the light from screens can affect your circadian rhythm, disrupting your sleep.—
Andee Tagle,
NPR,
7 Nov. 2025
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In September, Nevada’s Bureau of Water Pollution Control fined the company nearly $250,000 for violating environmental regulations nearly 800 times in the last two years, including for spilling untreated groundwater onto public roads and not reporting it to authorities, ProPublica first reported.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
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Council President Joe LaCava simply gave a hand-slap to Surf Cup for violating the deed restrictions, granting it the right to continue with commercial use.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025
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His most recent stop before Arkansas was in Baltimore, Maryland, as a night and breaking news editor.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Nov. 2025
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The user shared another clip in the thread that followed, showing the G1 breaking into a room like a burglar, shattering a glass door.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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Achieving multiplatinum certification in America after selling over 8 million copies and spending seventeen non-consecutive weeks at #1, Synchronicity left Sting with few creative or financial reasons to remain in the fragmenting band.—
Mike Alleyne,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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An expanding iron-ore mine and a deposit of rare-earth minerals are fragmenting the land and altering ancient reindeer migration routes.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Fracturing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fracturing. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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