riving

verb

present participle of rive
1
as in disrupting
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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2
as in tearing
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 Synonyms for riving
  1. disrupting
  2. tearing
  3. breaking
  4. ripping
  5. fracturing
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  • On one hand, actual output from several member countries remains below quota levels; on the other hand, Middle East conflicts disrupting critical shipping lanes introduce uncertainty over whether crude supplies can smoothly reach global markets.
    — , CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The African National Congress is on course to lose control of most of South Africa’s major cities in Wednesday’s local elections, according to polling data, potentially disrupting power dynamics in the national coalition government.
    — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of disrupting
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  • Matas Buzelis beat him to the punch, tearing the ball out of the air and jamming it back into the basket with a dunk.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Watkins, who won the AP Player of the Year as a sophomore after tearing her ACL in the NCAA Tournament, is raring to go after sitting out last year while recovering from the injury.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of tearing
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  • Reporter covering breaking and trending news Jay-Z will headline the Super Bowl halftime show in February, the NFL announced Monday, putting the award-winning rapper into the spotlight seven years after his company started producing the event.
    — Aoife Walsh, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
  • That puts Adebayo just seven rebounds from breaking Udonis Haslem’s franchise record of 5,791 rebounds in a Heat uniform.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of breaking
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  • Other aircraft may go on to fly for other airlines, with potential carriers ripping out Spirit's tight 28-inch seat pitch for something roomier.
    — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Instead, her attackers started ripping her gear off her body – her camera bag, her lenses, her pouch containing her American passport, credit cards, documents and other items.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of ripping
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  • Michael Flynn was 28 and working towards earning his PHD in theoretical physics when the 30-foot-long dead tree limb fell over 27 feet onto him, fracturing his skull and changing his life forever.
    — Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Apart from the group’s buy-in to doing the little things, its commitment to unselfish football keeps one of the most dynamic running games in the country from fracturing.
    — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of fracturing
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“Riving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riving. Accessed 3 Nov. 2026.

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