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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  • And the Democratic electorate has fractured even further with primary candidates dropping out well after early voting began.
    — Clay Masters, NPR, 11 Aug. 2026
  • An intimate and cinematic story, Under Salt Marsh takes audiences into the heart of a community bound by nature and fractured by an unthinkable crime.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of fractured
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  • 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
Verb
  • Canter represented edge rusher Olivier Vernon, who ruptured his left Achilles at the end of the 2021 season.
    — Tim Graham, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Ceuta resident Mohamed Abdelatif, 21, said the border rush had ruptured the city’s peace.
    — Suman Naishadham, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of ruptured
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  • Yazmeen Ryan's second-half goal pulled the Summit (6-7-6) into a draw in San Diego.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Sometimes he can get pulled a little bit too far towards his near post with wide shots and open up space towards the back post.
    — Matt Pyzdrowski, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of pulled
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  • In the fifth, Bregman ripped a sweeper from Jake Bird into the visitors' bullpen in left for a three-run shot to cap the Cubs' four-run inning.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Winds ripped gutters from cottages where staff members live during the school year and tore the face from a clock tower that has stood at the school since its founding more than a century ago.
    — Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 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
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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