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
Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 16 Aug. 2025
Juno, who denies any attempt on his life, blaming David and apologizing for her failings as a mother, indicating ongoing fractures within the family and organization.
—Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 13 Aug. 2025
Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
Benefits of competition Quarterback competitions can fracture teams if handled poorly.
—Zach Sweet, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Injuries Trauma to the knee joint is a leading cause of knee effusion, often resulting from injuries such as fractures, ligament tears, or meniscal damage.2 People who participate in high-impact sports and athletic activities are especially at risk for sustaining these types of knee injuries.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 16 Aug. 2025
Juno, who denies any attempt on his life, blaming David and apologizing for her failings as a mother, indicating ongoing fractures within the family and organization.
—Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
In the 1960s the construction of I-95 and I-395 right through the heart of Overtown fractured the community and displaced many of its Black residents.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
Benefits of competition Quarterback competitions can fracture teams if handled poorly.
—Zach Sweet, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fracture
Verb
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Network bandwidth was a major concern—data transfers couldn’t disrupt production in any way.—
Apurva Wadodkar,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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While the effects of Trump's second presidency remain to be seen, his administration has already met its promise of disrupting the status quo of the federal government.—
Alex J. Rouhandeh,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Aug. 2025
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The idea of making this sort of gesture, at a time when Texas Republicans are violating the spirit of the rules, is understandably hard for Democrats to consider.—
Colin Pascal,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Aug. 2025
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According to Calo, the court order doesn't technically violate OpenAI's terms of service, which say the company must retain data to comply with legal orders.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
16 Aug. 2025
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The longer answer to this is that the Holocaust was seen at the time as a civilizational rupture.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
20 Aug. 2025
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In times of rupture — war, reform, famine — India turned to clarity.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Earlier this month, more than 50 women broke into spontaneous applause and cheers when Frierson unexpectedly walked into their meeting.—
Brad Schmitt,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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Jillian Michaels has loudly broken her silence on a contentious new docuseries on Netflix, which makes claims about the former The Biggest Loser cohost in a variety of its more unsavory scandals.—
Ryan Coleman Published,
EW.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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These magma-spewing mounds are responsible for 80 percent of the country’s seismic activity, including glowing fissures that splinter the landscape for up to 2 miles.—
Robin Catalano,
Robb Report,
7 Aug. 2025
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The measures eventually passed after internal Democratic fissures led to enough representatives returning to form a quorum.—
Rachael Dziaba,
ABC News,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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As with the start of any technology, it has been largely fragmented among a multitude of vendors.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
15 Aug. 2025
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The sector, once fragmented, began moving toward coherence, driven not by compliance, but by shared purpose.—
Thomas Lim,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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As the rift between mother and daughter grew, so too did Kelley’s struggles.—
Rachel DeSantis,
People.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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The moves signal a sharp rift in what had long been a close partnership in the Indo-Pacific.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
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Suddenly, Darcey bursts into tears at the dinner table.—
Abigail Adams,
People.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Cristiana Girelli moved a nation with her goals, tears, anguish and heartfelt address before the president, Sergio Mattarella, at the Quirinale.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Fracture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fracture. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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