Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rifted
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The United dressing room was said to be toxic and fractured when Mourinho departed, with Solskjaer would be the man to repair it.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025 -
By the eve of the Civil War, pro-slavery Southerners had even fractured the Democratic Party, which had long done their bidding.—
Time,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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Less than two months later, Diggs tore his ACL in a standard weekly practice at The Star in Frisco, ending his season before it could really get started after just two games played.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Sep. 2025
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Significant Injury Running back Austin Ekeler suffered an Achilles injury, and is believed to have tore the Achilles, though that has yet to be confirmed.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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One of the trucks ended up off the road and ruptured its fuel tanks, resulting in a fuel spill before the truck caught fire, said Battalion Chief Michael Hopkins, a fire department spokesperson.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
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It's been six long months since Tiger Woods ruptured his Achilles tendon in March, forcing him to withdraw from the PGA Tour season and vanish from public view.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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They were pulled from the Red Barn, a local landmark dating to the early 1900s in this small community southwest of the Keweenaw Peninsula.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement Season 3 was the series’ most volatile yet, with every storyline pulled taut to the breaking point.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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The drought grew to 41 2/3 innings before Crim ripped JP Sears’ first-pitch sweeper 439 feet to left-center, scoring Hunter Goodman and Jordan Beck, who opened the fourth with back-to-back singles.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
13 Sep. 2025
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Justin wore a neon pink hoodie and ripped jeans and sat on a couch while his son Jack, who wore pink leggings, a pink tank top and a pink beanie, leaned over his dad.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
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Later on, water may have penetrated through cracks in the rock, depositing minerals to create the calcium sulfate veins and leopard spots.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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Hamas had brutally penetrated our southern border, embarking on the slaughter of civilians.—
Ron Scherf,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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More Michael Owens/Getty Images Buffalo's defense, which had been getting gashed all night long, stepped up in a major way.—
Andrew Wright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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Senior running back Mo Thenell gashed Severance for multiple big plays, including a 91-yard screen pass from Jamison Seese and a 49-yard scoring run, as the Eagles offensive machine rolled to a decisive season-opening win.—
Matt Schubert,
Denver Post,
31 Aug. 2025
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That's when the state is planning to put Ralph Menzies to death for the murder of 25-year-old Maurine Hunsaker, a married mother of three who was found tied to a tree with her throat slit nearly 40 years ago.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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When Rochelle Luna, 18, arrived at the house hours later, Djerf bound, gagged and raped her before stabbing her and slitting her throat, the brief said.—
Perry Vandell,
AZCentral.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Rifted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rifted. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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