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as in fractured
to cause to develop a hole, crack, or tear often in a sudden and forceful or violent way
She was out for the rest of the season after she ruptured a tendon.
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as in exploded
to develop a hole, crack, or tear often in a sudden and forceful or violent way
The pipeline ruptured, leaking thousands of gallons of oil. The fault could rupture during the next major earthquake. High blood pressure caused the blood vessels to rupture.
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Recent Examples of ruptured
Selter noted Malinovsky had artery problems, with plaque present, and one had ruptured.
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Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2026
At higher pressures, some membranes ruptured, and internal structures were affected, but many microbes remained viable.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Mar. 2026
The fuel tanks ruptured, and the entire tail section fell off, along with the right wing.
—Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Major blood vessels in Zavaleta’s brain ruptured and she was transported to UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital, where she was placed in an induced coma and received complex emergency surgery.
—Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2026
Ekwonu ruptured his patellar tendon in the playoff loss to the Los Angeles Rams last month.
—Charlotte Observer, 24 Feb. 2026
Ikem Ekwonu ruptured his patellar tendon early against the Rams, and Morgan offered little clarity on a timeline because Ekwonu had not yet had surgery.
—Joseph Person, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
River conservationists on Wednesday urged state regulators to reassess how aging hydropower infrastructure is operated and maintained — and, in some cases, whether certain facilities should remain in place — following a 14-foot diameter, high-pressure water pipe ruptured last week.
—Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Alpha Flight 6 achieved stage separation after liftoff from Vandenberg, but the first stage ruptured milliseconds later.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 19 Feb. 2026
Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2026
At higher pressures, some membranes ruptured, and internal structures were affected, but many microbes remained viable.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Mar. 2026
The fuel tanks ruptured, and the entire tail section fell off, along with the right wing.
—Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Major blood vessels in Zavaleta’s brain ruptured and she was transported to UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital, where she was placed in an induced coma and received complex emergency surgery.
—Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2026
Ekwonu ruptured his patellar tendon in the playoff loss to the Los Angeles Rams last month.
—Charlotte Observer, 24 Feb. 2026
Ikem Ekwonu ruptured his patellar tendon early against the Rams, and Morgan offered little clarity on a timeline because Ekwonu had not yet had surgery.
—Joseph Person, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
River conservationists on Wednesday urged state regulators to reassess how aging hydropower infrastructure is operated and maintained — and, in some cases, whether certain facilities should remain in place — following a 14-foot diameter, high-pressure water pipe ruptured last week.
—Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Alpha Flight 6 achieved stage separation after liftoff from Vandenberg, but the first stage ruptured milliseconds later.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 19 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ruptured
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The Austrian ski federation said Haaser fractured the tibial plateau in her left knee and was set to travel back to Austria on Saturday for treatment.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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The regime has been fragile and fractured for years.—
Robin Wright,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
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Four missiles exploded so close to his ship that little pieces of shrapnel rained down on the deck.—
Vanessa Yurkevich,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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Advertisement Murky motives Montilla’s criminal past exploded the case wide open.—
Samantha Bergeson,
Time,
6 Mar. 2026
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While Democrats dominated the early voting numbers in Pulaski County -- one of the few heavily blue pockets of the state -- Democrats outnumbered Republicans in election day voting on Tuesday with 18,363 people casting Democratic ballots compared to the 10,500 who pulled ballots for Republicans.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Mar. 2026
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The prosecutor alleged that Abril confronted the couple, at which point James MacEgan was shot and killed, before Abril grabbed MacEgan’s wife and pulled her into the creek.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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Picturesque wind instruments suddenly burst forth as if a flock of birds were flying over the pyramids.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Wembanyama burst around it, received a pass and threw down a dunk.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Nestor Reyes played a ball into the box that rolled out toward the top of the area, where Rodriguez ripped a shot into the left corner of the goal.—
NWA Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
5 Mar. 2026
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The sophomore rushed the puck into the offensive zone, cut toward the middle and ripped a shot that nailed the top corner and extended the lead to two.—
Jack Murray,
Boston Herald,
5 Mar. 2026
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In a sign that the dinosaur fossil market remains strong, a rare young dinosaur skeleton blew past its $4 million to $6 million Sotheby’s preauction estimate in July and ended up fetching more than $30 million in a bidding frenzy, including fees and costs.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2026
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During Israel’s 12-day war with Iran in June last year, the US blew through about a quarter of its THAAD missile interceptors.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
2 Mar. 2026
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State and local officials broke ground on a new mental health campus in Norwalk with over 150 beds at the Metropolitan State Hospital.—
Andrew Khouri,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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Last Friday, Altman posted on X that OpenAI had reached an agreement with DOD just hours after news broke that Anthropic’s relationship with the administration would be dissolved.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar. 2026
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When the fire tore through Altadena in January 2025, Sidecca and a few other stores on the north side of Mariposa Street’s bustling Mariposa Junction survived, while the other half-block of businesses burned to the ground.—
Solvej Schou,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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That project caused sections of Conner Street from 14th Street to 6th Street to close while crews tore out 100-year-old subsurface brick and replaced it with asphalt and concrete.—
Jake Allen,
IndyStar,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Ruptured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ruptured. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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