1
as in to disrupt
to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly
fractured his arm in the fall
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2
as in to violate
to fail to keep
civil liberties that have been fractured by the government's actions
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as in rupture
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Recent Examples of fracture
Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Ten years on, and with the streaming world continuing to fracture the television landscape, Blackout Thursday and its ilk now seem harder to envisage than ever.
—Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2024
Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
At the 2013 World Championships, Vonn tore the ACL and MCL in her right knee and sustained a fracture in her right leg after a crash during the super-G. Later that year, she re-injured her ACL while training, and ultimately did not participate in the 2014 Winter Olympics.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Pacheco was set to return in Week 12 but was not quite ready to take the field after fracturing his fibula early on in the season.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Ten years on, and with the streaming world continuing to fracture the television landscape, Blackout Thursday and its ilk now seem harder to envisage than ever.
—Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
The fracture was not season-ending, hence his ability to suit up again so soon.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
At the 2013 World Championships, Vonn tore the ACL and MCL in her right knee and sustained a fracture in her right leg after a crash during the super-G. Later that year, she re-injured her ACL while training, and ultimately did not participate in the 2014 Winter Olympics.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Sensory processing issues affect 1 in 20 people, including typically developing children, while audiovisual overstimulation can disrupt learning for all users, not just those with sensory sensitivities.Hashim Hayat, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Hot water strips the skin of its naturally hydrating oils and may also disrupt the skin barrier, a mix of cells and fats that form a protective outer layer on the skin.Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
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Faced with community complaints, Mayor Karen Bass retools her affordable housing strategy July 6, 2024 This summer, low-income housing advocates sued the city alleging that Feldstein Soto and Park, with the tacit support of Bass, violated fair housing laws by slow-walking the project.Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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The lawsuit alleges the restaurant violated the Texas Dram Shop Act by failing to uphold its staff to safely sell alcoholic beverages.Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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In 2014, tragedy struck when her second husband suddenly died after blood clots from an Achilles tendon rupture traveled to his heart and lungs.Donna M. Owens, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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California also adopted stricter requirements for oil pipelines, including more frequent inspections and automatic shutoff valves to quickly halt oil flow in the event of a rupture.Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
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The task of fixing all that broke at Paramount under the Redstone family won’t be easy.Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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Remember, Steele first broke into the majors as a left-handed reliever and began to earn his spot in the rotation after the Cubs’ sell-off at the 2021 trade deadline.Sahadev Sharma, The Athletic, 17 Dec. 2024
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On a recent Iceland expedition with National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions, my family, including my then six-year-old son, witnessed the horizon glow orange as a volcanic fissure erupted in the Reykjanes Peninsula.Kerry Spencer, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Dec. 2024
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Russia likely would try to deepen these fissures and sow further doubts, prompting some European countries to hedge, distancing themselves from the West.Elie Tenenbaum, Foreign Affairs, 3 Dec. 2024
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Farming has fragmented their rolling grassland habitat, and feeding on cattle carcasses puts them at risk of disease.Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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At the same time, forests are increasingly fragmented, less actively managed, and under siege from invasive pests like the emerald ash borer and diseases like sudden oak death.Anne Readel, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Nov. 2024
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It’s used to highlight fresh cracks and deep rifts alike in pop culture, tech trends and other industries.Anna Furman, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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However, the need to divide the contributions of Diana's two sons to a charity cause that honors her legacy as a humanitarian has also served to underscore how deep their rift has become.Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
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Two court officers, both of whom carried guns and handcuffs and wore black bulletproof vests and otherwise stoic expressions, wiped tears from their eyes.Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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Here’s our breakdown of the schools that have reason to celebrate, that experienced mixed results and that should be shedding some tears.Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Fracture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fracture. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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