ruptured

past tense of rupture
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ruptured
Verb
  • Currently the largest wildfire in Southern California, the Palisades Fire grew out of a brush fire that exploded as powerful winds ripped through the area.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Peters scribbled his scoop on X and the update exploded, generating more than 3M views.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Historically, bitcoin has pulled back as much as 80% from the cycle peak.
    Tanaya Macheel, CNBC, 4 Jan. 2025
  • But David kept fighting and pulled fire away from landing Medevac helicopters, getting evacuated himself after the last helicopter landed.
    JOSH BOAK THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 4 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Since bursting onto the scene as a freshman, Janiah has carried a heavy load for Seminole Ridge, showcasing not only her scoring ability but also her all-around impact on the game.
    Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The Amazon Outlet is always bursting with major markdowns — and this week’s lineup is even juicier thanks to the spring sale.
    Clara McMahon, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • But the Hawks’ present-day problems ripped them right back into the here and now.
    Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2025
  • Milton’s hurricane-force winds ripped trees from already soggy soils, but its historic rain also flooded neighborhoods that had never experienced waters so high.
    Jack Prator, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • 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
  • After news of Lively’s complaint broke, WME dropped Baldoni as a client.
    Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The Carolina Panthers’ outside linebacker tore his quad on Christmas Eve last year in what turned out to be his final game with the Minnesota Vikings.
    Joseph Person, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • In its first game without Sixth Man of the Year candidate Moe Wagner, who tore the ACL in his left knee on Saturday, Orlando relied on a wide variety of scorers, with five finishing in double figures.
    Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Jabbar placed two ice coolers with explosives along Bourbon Street, but the devices were not detonated.
    Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
  • The explosion was caused by a combination of fireworks, gas tanks and camping fuel in the bed of the vehicle detonated by a device controlled by the driver.
    CNN.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • At the time the law was passed, civil society inside Russia itself was split.
    Anastasiya Zavyalova, The Conversation, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Growing up on the East Coast and splitting my time between New York and Charleston, I was surrounded by Old World America and these architectural buildings that held so much history, and had such a strong presence about them.
    Chelsea Davis, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Ruptured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ruptured. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.

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