as in broken
forcibly separated into many pieces
a fractured radius that will have to be pieced together with a metal plate and screws
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as in disrupted
to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly
fractured his arm in the fall
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as in violated
to fail to keep
civil liberties that have been fractured by the government's actions
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Recent Examples of fractured
Natalia Cano, Billboard, 3 Jan. 2025
South Korea’s Yonhap news agency identified one of the survivors as a 33-year-old flight attendant who suffered multiple injuries, including fractured ribs and traumatic spinal injuries, according to Ju Woong, director of Ewha Woman’s University Seoul Hospital.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 30 Dec. 2024
Sammy Sosa’s fractured relationship with the Chicago Cubs appears to be on the mend.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
The paper concluded that authoritarian regimes founded by fractured rebel groups were usually short-lived, as armed rivals defected and staged new rebellions.
—Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
Fito Páez has set a new date for his free concert in Mexico City’s Zócalo, which was originally postponed due to having an accident in September that resulted in fractured ribs.
—Natalia Cano, Billboard, 3 Jan. 2025
South Korea’s Yonhap news agency identified one of the survivors as a 33-year-old flight attendant who suffered multiple injuries, including fractured ribs and traumatic spinal injuries, according to Ju Woong, director of Ewha Woman’s University Seoul Hospital.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 30 Dec. 2024
Sammy Sosa’s fractured relationship with the Chicago Cubs appears to be on the mend.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
The paper concluded that authoritarian regimes founded by fractured rebel groups were usually short-lived, as armed rivals defected and staged new rebellions.
—Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2024
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Minshew was terrible in 10 appearances and got benched multiple times before suffering a broken collarbone.Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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McGregor was set to fight UFC lightweight Michael Chandler in 2024 but was forced out of completion due to a broken toe.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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Injuries, however, have disrupted Caruso’s plans.Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
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Flights in late afternoon are more likely to be disrupted.Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
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The plaintiffs seek a declaratory judgment that the commission, by approving the plans, has violated their fundamental rights.Amy Green, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
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Months later, the Department of Justice concluded that five Texas juvenile detention centers violated children's constitutional and civil rights.Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
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Lewis, who read the quarterback perfectly and was initially positioned near the back of the end zone, broke hard toward the area before Maye had finished his delivery.Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
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After news of Lively’s complaint broke, WME dropped Baldoni as a client.Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
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Don’t expect the chickpea fritters to be crunchy, though — the smashed falafel balls are soft and almost blend into the texture of the hummus, but that wasn’t a complaint from testers.Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
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Project Overview Total Time: 30 minutes Skill Level: Beginner Broken glass, whether a result of a shattered wine glass, toppled vase, or a smashed window, is difficult to clean up.Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Dec. 2024
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In a fragmented global order marked by competition and pragmatic transactionalism, Trump’s policies could increase the global South’s leverage, enabling it to play great powers off one another.Matias Spektor, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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Once exposed, living in fragmented forests close to humans, the monkeys can more easily come into contact with diseases, including human ones.Jessica Camille Aguirre, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Fractured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fractured. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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