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rived

verb

past tense of rive

as in disrupted

to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly road pavement that had been riven by the annual freeze-and-thaw cycle

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as in tore

to cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it the bitter disappointment threatened to rive my heart in two

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Recent Examples of rived 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

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NetBlocks, a monitor that reports internet outages, confirmed the internet was disrupted in the area.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
Clad in a signature pink jumpsuit and armed with a matching bullhorn, Nixon loudly disrupted a hearing to pass a new map expected to help the GOP expand its dominance in the state by unravelling Florida’s historically Black congressional seats.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of disrupted

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During another strong El Nino in 1997, hundreds of people died when Hurricane Pauline tore across Mexico’s Pacific coast.

— John Raby, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
Three years later, former ESPN host Keith Olbermann celebrated when Aaron Rodgers tore his Achilles in the opening minutes of the Jets’ season.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of tore

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The Premier League announced Tuesday that its most successful club over the past 15 seasons, and current standings leader, systematically broke financial monitoring rules for years.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
The studio must have had some idea that the film was going to get pilloried in some corners as the ad went live even before the review embargo broke Tuesday.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of broke

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Explosives ripped through the old bridge, sending it crashing into the Mississippi River as cheers rose from the crowd.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
So did trees—the Levitts ripped them out to ease the work of building crews (and then planted saplings after the homes were built).

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of ripped

Verb

Police said the woman fractured multiple ribs as a result of the attack.

— Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 26 Sep. 2026
Rampant inflation, the collapse of insurance payments, and the government’s inability to sell oil and obtain the foreign currency needed to repay pharmacies have fractured the supply chain.

— Leila Gharagozlou, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026

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