rifting

present participle of rift

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rifting
Verb
  • The ice groaned and heaved, fracturing as if the river itself had come back to life.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
  • That was until Pogačar crashed, fracturing his collarbone and neck, and abandoning on stage eight.
    — Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • People should be building others up rather than tearing them down.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Penix, a first-round pick in 2024, started nine games last season before tearing his left ACL.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Cloé Lacasse, forward, Utah Royals Lacasse is playing her first full season for Utah after rupturing an ACL and spraining an MCL in 2024 and missing much of 2025.
    — Karan Lodha, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Things took a sharp turn the night before the finals, when Grey was hospitalized after rupturing a disc in her back.
    — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The key to pulling it off was close collaboration with his department heads and lead actor to make sure James’ arc was clearly mapped out, both visually and emotionally.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2026
  • There were slides, there was a demo everyone loved, and then, a few quarters later, someone stopped pulling the usage numbers and the whole thing faded.
    — Amirtha Saminathan, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Two rising stars could land their first Oscar nominations this award season for heart-rending performances.
    — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Through four series, Spartacus encounters brutal battles, heart-rending betrayals, and more.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • In nearly a third of petitions, beneficiaries requested a detailed accounting of the trust’s finances, which Horton said reflects beneficiaries who suspected their trustees were mismanaging funds or ripping them off.
    — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Now, the operator can add additional vendors without ripping out its orchestration software, negotiate on outcomes rather than lock-in and upgrade the AI models independently of the hardware.
    — John Healy, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Three people were arrested earlier this week after Woodland police found heavy-gauge copper wire and cutting tools in their vehicle near a community center where wiring had been stolen from about 10 light poles, authorities said.
    — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • My focus is cutting traffic gridlock through AI light synchronization, equipping police with advanced tech, protecting residential zoning against over-development, and streamlining municipal permitting with strict fiscal accountability.
    — Miami Herald staff, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
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“Rifting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rifting. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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