rifted

verb

past tense of rift
as in fractured

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rifted
  1. fractured
  2. tore
  3. ruptured
  4. pulled
  5. ripped
  6. rived
  7. incised
  8. penetrated
Verb
  • The Democratic coalition is fractured over the legislation championed by Sens.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Corbin fractured his jaw in two places, busted his upper arm, and lacerated his lip.
    — Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of fractured
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  • Schneider said Charbonnet, who tore his ACL during the playoffs, was not a candidate to start the season on the active roster.
    — Andrew Destin, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • One of them, Austin, tore his right ACL late in training camp.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of tore
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  • Medical experts at the time suspected her death was caused by a brain abnormality that ruptured because of the intensity of the ride.
    — Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Rico Henry ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in September 2023 and a month later Aaron Hickey suffered a hamstring injury.
    — Jay Harris, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of ruptured
Verb
  • But Joshi says mental health care is often treated as an afterthought in disaster situations, and resources can get pulled before people have fully made sense of the trauma.
    — Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Cheers erupted as video on Friday showed the first man – 30-year-old mechanical foreman Sanjay Sah – being pulled from the tunnel.
    — Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of pulled
Verb
  • Well, take a look at the devastation here where that flood wall ripped through this village on the Trishuli River, taking out most of this community.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The four-piece from Austin, Texas ripped through their midday set, where the blazing sun was no match for their energy (if a little hard on their face paint).
    — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of ripped
Verb
  • Refugee aid programs have resettled many Congolese families in the suburbs north of the nation’s capital, as their nation has been rived by war, unrest and now an Ebola outbreak.
    — Jesus Jiménez, New York Times, 30 June 2026
Definition of rived
Verb
  • The old temples of Tamil Nadu are a treasure-trove of forms incised on stone or magicked from brass, and lavished daily with fruit and flowers, incense and sandalwood, music and light.
    — Chandrahas Choudhury, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 2026
  • Patterns on vessels were often incised into the mold itself, as this technique allowed for fine details to be transferred from mold to object.
    — Teagan Wolter, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Mar. 2026
Definition of incised
Verb
  • On August 7, the Oregon governor’s office confirmed hackers had penetrated the core control systems of an Oregon water district.
    — John Caruso, Hartford Courant, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The Mughals were heavily outnumbered by the Afghans but had penetrated the opposing army from the side and rear, causing great losses in Hemu’s army.
    — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of penetrated
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“Rifted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rifted. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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