Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rifted
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The accident fractured Canter’s skull in four places.—
Eddie Pells,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026 -
The film’s delicate opening scenes, of an aged couple ascending a public staircase arm-in-arm, are quickly fractured by stark images that yank the story into a harsh, unforgiving reality.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2026
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Hill’s following season unfortunately ended after four games as the wideout dislocated his knee and tore his ACL during the Week 4 victory the New York Jets.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
17 Feb. 2026
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Jayson Tatum, who also tore his Achilles in last spring’s playoffs, is back in practice with Boston’s G League team.—
Greg Beacham,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
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Nine days before Sunday’s crash, Vonn ruptured the ACL in her left knee in another crash.—
Andrew Dampf,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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There was a good chance that trend was going to end even before Ikem Ekwonu ruptured his patellar tendon in the playoff loss to the Los Angeles Rams.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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So far, six have been pulled to safety.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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Sakamoto plans to retire after the Olympics, but will leave the sport in good hands with her teammate and new talent Nakai, who landed a triple axel that pulled her into first.—
Alice Park,
Time,
18 Feb. 2026
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Remember that donated items should still be suitable for use—don't give away anything that's ripped, stained, or broken.—
Maggie Gillette,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Feb. 2026
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The stock ripped higher from April 2025 through August 2025, gaining nearly 120% over that stretch.—
Frank Cappelleri,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2026
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Little climbed into a trench and bent over a vertical stone that was incised with a web of typically Orcadian geometric patterns.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
24 Nov. 2025
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New groups have sprouted, and protests have penetrated formerly docile suburbs.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Bane similarly penetrated the paint and scored a team-high 14 points before the break, ending with 20-plus points for the 26th time in a Magic uniform.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Feb. 2026
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In the process, one robber violently shoved the store’s octogenarian owner to the ground, police said, leaving him bloodied and lacerated from numerous shards of glass.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
22 Dec. 2025
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Catherine’s right leg was lacerated to the bone and nearly amputated by a propeller.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Rifted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rifted. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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