ruptured

verb

Definition of rupturednext
past tense of rupture
1
as in fractured
to cause to develop a hole, crack, or tear often in a sudden and forceful or violent way She was out for the rest of the season after she ruptured a tendon.

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2
as in exploded
to develop a hole, crack, or tear often in a sudden and forceful or violent way The pipeline ruptured, leaking thousands of gallons of oil. The fault could rupture during the next major earthquake. High blood pressure caused the blood vessels to rupture.

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ruptured
  1. exploded
  2. pulled
  3. burst
  4. ripped
  5. broke
  6. tore
  7. detonated
  8. split
Verb
  • This was before the release of Bong Joon-ho’s multi-Oscar winner Parasite, before Korean cinema exploded worldwide and before CJ Entertainment became one of the biggest global production outfits with its 2022 acquisition of Endeavor Content (now Fifth Season).
    Soomee Park, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The bomb that exploded on Wednesday, however, detonated before it could be found, causing concern but fortunately no casualties.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of exploded
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  • Brady and a few stringers quickly pulled together what Brady named Page Six because that’s the page where the column initially ran.
    Susan Mulcahy, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Michigan’s largest distributor of housing vouchers hasn't pulled a name off its general waitlist in nearly a year.
    Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of pulled
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  • With a hemorrhagic stroke, a blood vessel in the brain suddenly bursts and causes bleeding in the brain.28 Long-Term Effects Vary If a heart attack isn't treated quickly, the lack of blood flow can cause permanent damage to the heart muscle.
    Alexandria Nyembwe, PhD, RN, Health, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Members of the band then burst through the door with a galvanizing musical salute that saw audiences cheer and clap along with jovial captivating.
    Sam Falb, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of burst
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  • Correspondent Seth Doane talks with Russell about a show seemingly ripped from the headlines.
    David Morgan, CBS News, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Fifteen days after the storm ripped through the Blue Ridge Mountains, power was finally restored to the property thanks to dozens of linemen, from local Sumter Utilities to Gagnon Lines Construction out of Canada.
    Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of ripped
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  • Wide receiver Nick Nash broke the SJSU single-season reception record with a catch in the third quarter to top Noel Grigbsy’s 89 receptions in 2011.
    Andrew Hartley, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
  • Over the next four meetings, McCaffrey broke 100 yards each time and gained 486 yards on 76 carries.
    Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of broke
Verb
  • Prescott partially tore a hamstring in the second half of Dallas’ Week 9 loss to the Atlanta Falcons.
    Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
  • About 30,500 initial jobless claims were filed in North Carolina in the nearly three weeks after Hurricane Helene tore through the western part of the state in late September, according to the state’s Division of Employment Security.
    Tami Luhby, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of tore
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  • On May 22, 2017, minutes after Grande’s live performance concluded at the UK’s Manchester Arena, a terrorist detonated a suicide bomb in the arena’s foyer.
    Stephen Daw, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2024
  • In the teaser’s final seconds, the clip shifts from sepia-tinted to full-color, and the shipping container is detonated and exploded.
    Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of detonated
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  • The two take the reins of the company as its corporate parent splits itself in two, keeping the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, the Bravo cable network, theme parks and movie operations in one entity and a passel of cable networks and digital properties in the other.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The adaptation of García Márquez’s classic novel will be split across two eight-episode seasons and the new video reveals more about the series, one of the biggest ever out of Latin America.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of split
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