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
Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Dec. 2024
For such writers and thinkers, including Jean-François Lyotard, Hannah Arendt, and Heinrich Blücher, history felt like a betrayal in which former traditions and institutions had collapsed, leaving behind a morass of emptiness and fractured communities.
—Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 4 Dec. 2024
Dunn was allegedly attacked by Songz and his security and suffered fractured eye sockets and scarring.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 26 Nov. 2024
Jabbari suffered a fractured finger and a gash behind her ear.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
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It was intended to unite the fractured country under the federal government after the Civil War.
—Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Dec. 2024
For such writers and thinkers, including Jean-François Lyotard, Hannah Arendt, and Heinrich Blücher, history felt like a betrayal in which former traditions and institutions had collapsed, leaving behind a morass of emptiness and fractured communities.
—Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 4 Dec. 2024
Dunn was allegedly attacked by Songz and his security and suffered fractured eye sockets and scarring.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 26 Nov. 2024
Jabbari suffered a fractured finger and a gash behind her ear.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
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At the hospital, Maggie unknowingly leaves a trail of blood after cutting her hand on broken glass.Jordana Comiter, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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The broken glass and defaced portraits of the now fugitive president crunching under our feet.James Longman, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
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The war in Ukraine has disrupted the flow of grain to Africa, and Houthi attacks on commercial shipping are causing supply chain problems in Europe and across Asia and the Americas.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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But 2023 disrupted this pattern.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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The state judge ruled the merger violated state consumer protection law and the federal case blocked the merger nationwide.Brittney Melton, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
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The organization represented Parents Protecting Our Children, a group that argued that the district violated parents’ religious freedom in not telling them about children’s trans identity.Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 10 Dec. 2024
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Third baseman Josh Jung was voted an All-Star starter as a rookie in 2023 but broke his right wrist when hit by a pitch this past April 1.Stephen Hawkins, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
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His wish came true before his performance; Jackson State University’s Sonic Boom of the South broke it out earlier in the day in its matchup against Alabama State.Rembert Browne, Billboard, 11 Dec. 2024
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Footage from the scene showed the smashed motorcycles near the shoulder and right-most lane of the road, which was littered with debris.Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
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Only her car, found abandoned by two hunters on a rural roadside the next morning, and her two smashed cell phones, discovered near a neighbor's house, remained.Gemma Schneider, ABC News, 1 Nov. 2024
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This shift would give states unprecedented authority over curriculum choices, testing requirements, and educational standards – a change that could create a more fragmented but potentially more innovative education market.Robert Daugherty, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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The landscape for young adult TV became much more fragmented over the years, as is also evidenced by the rise and fall of Freeform (formerly known as ABC Family), which appealed to that audience with hits like Pretty Little Liars, The Fosters, and Good Trouble.Lynette Rice, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Fractured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fractured. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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