ruptures 1 of 2

plural of rupture
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ruptures

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verb

present tense third-person singular of rupture
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of ruptures
Noun
His goal is to build a support system for Andy, the half-brother, after Dyer has died and despite past family ruptures. Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025 Achilles tendon ruptures to three then-Eastern Conference All-Stars have cracked open a championship window for recent perpetual also-rans like the Knicks and Cleveland Cavaliers. Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025 More recent work shows that what protects infants in these moments isn’t their temperament or demographics but their caregiver’s ability to repair those ruptures with sensitivity. Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025 Breaches of these ethical principles and standards can, in turn, significantly undermine public trust in the mental health field and lead to ruptures in existing therapeutic relationships—thereby placing Jewish clients at risk when seeking the safe, supportive spaces otherwise assured to them. Daniel Balva, Sun Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025 Additionally, certain landforms dating back 12,000 years remain unbroken by the fault, suggesting no major ruptures have occurred since then. Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025 But Finley stressed that while the Tintina fault extends about 620 miles (1,000 kilometers), the largest strike-slip ruptures in the world rarely exceed 186 miles (300 kilometers). Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ruptures
Noun
  • Later level and Ankou rifts (secret battle stages) require adept knowledge of the game’s overlapping combat systems.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Establishing ground rules ahead of time can hopefully help avoid hurt feelings, which can grow into deeper rifts over time and have negative effects on children and potentially rob them of a fruitful relationship with their grandparents.
    Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • If the community fractures over which path to take, and no consensus emerges, adoption may be stalled.
    Korok Ray, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • As a result of the attack, the woman had three stab wounds to her left leg, one to her right leg, fractures to her left rib and right pinky finger, bruises, trauma to her left forearm, and blunt force injuries to her head and face, leaving both eyes swollen shut, the release said.
    Courier-News, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Not the kind that explodes into shouting matches, but the silent, slow-burning kind.
    Stephan Lendi, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • As Kevin, a truly reluctant hero who can’t escape his fundamental goodness, attempts to drive the kids and Mary across town, the Camp Fire explodes.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Wyatt exited and then returned to the project amid creative fissures, including wrangling over the movie’s tone, pacing, and length.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Trump is facing a catch-22 in the face of growing fissures at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and mounting departures of scientists and experts over vaccine policy.
    Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This time, though, the schisms between the CDC and the states and professional societies go far beyond the timing of an additional dose of vaccine.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Leicester were extremely dysfunctional in that 2022-23 campaign, with schisms in their midfield that were exploited by opponents.
    Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Excellence is like a magnet that pulls great leaders to their futures.
    Chip Bell, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Via visual gags, a cast of gifted comic actors and a script that pulls both from ’80s and ’90s TV movies and screen classics like Suddenly, Last Summer and The Children’s Hour, Maddie’s Secret straddles the line between comedy and melodrama, creating a wholly unique cinematic experience.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As Alien fans know, the facehugger will impregnate its host with a Xenomorph embryo, which eventually bursts from the host's chest.
    Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The movie is a tour de force In IMAX, the format’s large screen and huge sound a perfect partner for the purple one’s charisma, which positively bursts off the screen.
    Benny Har-Even, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Click the video below to see a sweet brotherly reunion filled with the kind of hug that comes with happy tears and pure joy.
    Ronnie Li, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • This test evaluates the quantity and quality of your tears to diagnose dry eye syndrome.
    Lindsay Curtis, Health, 10 Sep. 2025

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