FRACTURES Synonyms: 173 Similar and Opposite Words

fractures 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of fracture

as in disrupts

to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly fractured his arm in the fall

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to fail to keep civil liberties that have been fractured by the government's actions

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fractures

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noun

plural of fracture

as in fissures

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As grief turns to accusation, Warmooge’s mother refuses burial without justice, and the village fractures under the weight of uncertainty and pressure to resolve the truth. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026 This natural inversion destroys leadership, fractures relationships and halts self-improvement. — Brendan Keegan, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026 Bookshelves were filled with actual paperwork and documents used by medical professionals, while even the hairline fractures visible on X-rays were created with the guidance of real-life practicing physicians. — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026 With enough pulses, the fast-swelling channel, as in Yutkin’s investigation, induces a shock wave that fractures the rock. — IEEE Spectrum, 11 Aug. 2026 The elder, Alamagan, attempts to resolve the conflict through customary law and religious counsel, but the absence of truth fractures the community. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2026 And Mary’s electric, palpably physical pursuit of justice becomes even more crucial in the final act, after a grotesque display of performative mockery toward Māori culture fractures the last remnants of civility present amid one of Cole’s lavish-yet-repulsive gatherings. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 17 May 2026 After last week's redistricting push by Tennessee Republicans, the thoroughfare now serves as a boundary line that fractures the majority-Black city's residents into three congressional seats that are likely to be held by Republicans. — Stephen Fowler, NPR, 15 May 2026 Asking them to leapfrog to low-carbon pathways while denying them finance, technology, and infrastructure undermines trust and fractures global cooperation—the very cooperation climate action depends on. — Damilola Ogunbiyi, Time, 19 Mar. 2026

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Osteoporotic fractures are responsible for more hospitalizations than heart attacks, strokes, and breast cancer combined, at $400,000 per hip fracture patient per year in care costs. — Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026 Upon arriving at the hospital, doctors determined that the colorful bird — belonging to the same family as crows and jays — had left quite a bit of damage, including multiple fractures in Montalva's left cheekbone and a rare fracture of the hyoid bone in her neck. — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025 The medical examiner also observed multiple rib fractures and a sternal fracture, the autopsy shows. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2025

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Haidt argues that social media disrupts kids’ social and neurological development, contributing to rising anxiety and depression through sleep loss, fragmented attention, addiction, loneliness, social comparison and perfectionism.

— Ari Lightman, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026
Washingtonâ€™s policy â€œis more about visibility and narrativeâ€¦ than one that genuinely disrupts organized crime,â€� an expert told The Wall Street Journal.

— Tasneem Nashrulla, semafor.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of disrupts

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In their eyes, this policy violates their First Amendment rights, and the Sheley's have joined the federal case challenging the state's requirements.

— Chierstin Roth, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
While a judge recently ruled that the question had to stay on the ballot, the court has not ruled on whether the deal violates the city’s own charter, which requires a fair market-value proposal.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026

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Once moored, a boardwalk leads through old-growth forest to the fault itself, where ocean water is drawn in, heated up high and released through fissures in the rock.

— Adrienne Matei, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026
Elsewhere, including in Veraguas province, large fissures ran along roadways.

— Aris Mariota, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of fissures

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A lot of the time, Deadline first exclusively breaks news that disperses to other outlets and, eventually, social media.

— The Deadline Team, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026
Tommy breaks them out by using Vision as a battering ram, but Paladin is waiting outside to blast Vision with a shotgun full of adamantium rounds.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of breaks

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Eventually, the whale breaches the surface and Jay nearly manages to break free by climbing out of its open mouth.

— Megan McCluskey, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
There’s seat-shaking violence in how the whale breaches the surface and slams its weight back down (the crafty sound design is by James Miller) and body horror in its claustrophobic, spongy inner chambers.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of breaches

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When a brain aneurysm ruptures, approximately 30% to 50% of patients die, according to Dabus.

— Lauren Pastrana, CBS News, 14 Sep. 2026
The final match of the South African leg was staged in Soweto, where the 1976 student uprising became one of the defining ruptures in the country’s apartheid history.

— Daniel Gallan, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of ruptures

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One of us would be chosen to recite the poem onstage—a kitsch performance, no doubt, so that an auditorium of adults would be moved to tears.

— Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2026
The first days of testimony brought tears from witnesses, spectators and jurors, the 9th Street Journal reported.

— Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

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