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Recent Examples of rupture
Noun
But this isn’t a sudden rupture, argues Mr. Giffin. Sara Miller Llana, Christian Science Monitor, 16 June 2025 Pepper balls marry the effects of a chemical irritant with the delivery of a blunt-force projectile: Pepper spray balls, according to the CRS report, rupture on impact, releasing a chemical irritant similar to those used for tear gas. Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 10 June 2025
Verb
The surgery revealed that one of her implants had ruptured. Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 13 June 2025 After a half hour of this kind of absurdity, Mike Sabo, the oldest member of the team at fifty-three, was pulling the goat aboard when the tendon in his right bicep ruptured with an audible pop. Will Grant, Outside Online, 11 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for rupture
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rupture
Noun
  • The title effectively sums up the notions of paranoia and social fracture — and the freedoms that might be their alternative — explored throughout the 14-track project.
    Katie Bain, Billboard, 15 July 2025
  • Later in the night, Correa received further good news when X-rays revealed no fracture or structural damage.
    Dan Hayes, New York Times, 12 July 2025
Noun
  • This rift has become especially pronounced on social media, with hordes of conservative influencers dividing between those behind the banner of Trump and those of the Epstein narrative skeptics.
    Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 18 July 2025
  • The year-long FOI battle is connected to a convoluted and bitter political rift that has dogged Bloomfield for the past two years under Mayor Danielle Wong’s administration.
    Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 16 July 2025
Verb
  • Brands began to pull together resources to support refugees.
    Stephan Rabimov, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2023
  • The 13-minute performance will likely call for a healthy dose of vibrant, colored lighting to pull it all together.
    Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 10 Feb. 2023
Verb
  • Bubbly, bittersweet, and bursting with untapped potential, a bottle of tonic water is the key to a whole summer of compelling cocktails.
    Amiel Stanek, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 July 2025
  • Creativity was not limited to the attacking players — but also applied to centre-backs, who were encouraged to burst forward into midfield, or beat their man before playing the pass.
    Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • On the ceiling of their room, there was a rather large water mark and an accompanying crack and fissure.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 July 2025
  • The standoff encapsulates many of Thailand’s long-running political fissures: Shinawatra’s family has dominated its politics for decades, but has faced opposition from its powerful military, courts, and groups tied to the monarchy.
    Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • Enter: a major schism in the relationship, just at the moment that both mother and daughter should be cherishing every moment together.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 10 June 2025
  • The decision to visit all three leading Arab Gulf powers and not just Saudi Arabia seems designed to prevent a schism.
    Marc Lynch, Foreign Affairs, 12 May 2025
Verb
  • But an injury put an end to that impressive string of games, as Jovic broke his right hand on Feb. 23 and missed the final 27 games of last regular season.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 14 July 2025
  • Will Porter has spent the past few years breaking back into tennis by taking lessons and playing matches with friends.
    Will Porter, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2025
Verb
  • This lack of exchange didn't go unnoticed, and social media exploded with rumors that the former costars are still not on friendly terms.
    EW.com, EW.com, 18 July 2025
  • The season two synopsis for The Buccaneers reads: In the first season of The Buccaneers, a group of fun-loving young American girls exploded into the tightly corseted London of the 1870s...setting hearts racing and kicking off an Anglo-American culture clash.
    Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025

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