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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  • According to the complaint, DGCIM officers repeatedly beat him, fractured his back, administered electric shocks — including to his genitals — and threatened to kill him while extorting money from his wife.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
  • The Syrian military forces moved in, but amid the chaos of the transition the camp fractured and the population scattered.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 July 2026
Definition of fractured
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  • In the early hours of New Year's Day, a fire tore through a bar in the Swiss ski resort town of Crans-Montana, killing about 40 people and injuring more than 100.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026
  • At least 27 people were killed when a massive fire tore through the Na Ladprao pub in northern Bangkok shortly after midnight, sending panicked patrons scrambling to escape.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
Definition of tore
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  • Neutron's timeline suffered another blow in January, when the main stage tank ruptured during a pressure test taking place at the company's Wallops, Virginia, launch facility.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 15 July 2026
  • The pipeline ruptured in December 2022, spilling more than 540,000 gallons of oil into a creek and nearby farmland.
    — Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 10 July 2026
Definition of ruptured
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  • Conine waited on a full-count changeup with one out in the fifth and pulled it over the fence in right-center field for a 1-0 lead.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
  • His hair is pulled back in a knot, and his spear is aimed at something under the surface of the water.
    — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of pulled
Verb
  • By that time thousands of ground-penetrating bombs had ripped through the subsoil with the seismic force of small earthquakes.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
  • In 2018, the Camp fire ripped through Butte County, burning 150,000 acres and killing 85 people.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
Definition of ripped
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  • 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
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  • 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
  • Neumann said Netflix still has significant room to grow, noting the company has penetrated less than 45% of its roughly 800 million addressable households worldwide and accounts for only about 5% of global TV viewing.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 17 July 2026
  • Stains that have dried or penetrated the material will always be harder to get out, according to Ek.
    — Sheila Kim, The Spruce, 13 July 2026
Definition of penetrated
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