rifted

verb

past tense of rift
as in fractured

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rifted
  1. fractured
  2. tore
  3. ruptured
  4. pulled
  5. ripped
  6. rived
  7. incised
  8. penetrated
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  • Margaret Shragal, Allen said, fractured her hip in a fall and was transported by air ambulance to a local hospital for surgery, but that surgery was delayed three days because of the widespread power outages.
    — Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
  • When the identifiers changed or failed to match, one history fractured into several incomplete ones.
    — Aashis Luitel, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of fractured
Verb
  • One month after a fire tore through the Helix Apartments in St Louis Park, Minnesota, neighbors are still stepping in to help.
    — Ashley Grams, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Second-round pick Chase Bisontis, who was in contention for the starting right guard position, tore the MCL in his left knee.
    — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of tore
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  • In an era where AI music generation has ruptured the music industry, a social-forward music remixing app is aiming to stand out among the rest — with the help of one of the major labels.
    — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The blast ruptured chemical tanks, which toppled over, according to Toledo Fire Chief Allison Armstrong, who added that the facility's roof partially collapsed.
    — Ahmad Hemingway, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of ruptured
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  • The Yankees pulled within four games of AL East-leading Tampa Bay.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Our first meeting was a Zoom call, and Jordan had pulled stills from 10 or 12 fashion shows from between 1979 and 1982, just as a starting point for discussion.
    — Laurie Brookins, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of pulled
Verb
  • Nearly two months later, support is still pouring in for victims of the wildfires that ripped through southern Colorado earlier this summer.
    — Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • During the past 10 months, construction workers and engineers have ripped out everything below the upper tier and reconfigured the stadium.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of ripped
Verb
  • Refugee aid programs have resettled many Congolese families in the suburbs north of the nation’s capital, as their nation has been rived by war, unrest and now an Ebola outbreak.
    — Jesus Jiménez, New York Times, 30 June 2026
Definition of rived
Verb
  • The old temples of Tamil Nadu are a treasure-trove of forms incised on stone or magicked from brass, and lavished daily with fruit and flowers, incense and sandalwood, music and light.
    — Chandrahas Choudhury, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 2026
  • Patterns on vessels were often incised into the mold itself, as this technique allowed for fine details to be transferred from mold to object.
    — Teagan Wolter, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Mar. 2026
Definition of incised
Verb
  • The leaf canopy was so dense that at times only a half-light, a sort of dusky murk, penetrated to the forest floor where the hounds ran.
    — Paul Schullery, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The children are dismembered and penetrated, flayed alive, disemboweled, and their intestines set alight.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of penetrated
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