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
Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
There’s a chance the Yankees decide to move on from the 35-year-old first baseman who missed a bulk of the 2024 season with a fractured right forearm.
—Jared Wyllys, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
She was treated for a fractured hand and for a head wound.
—Dorothy Wickenden, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
Specifically, our autocratic rivals benefit from, and increasingly stoke, three dysfunctions that have overtaken American politics: budgetary instability, industrial stagnation, and fractured alliances.
—John G. Ferrari, National Review, 27 Oct. 2024
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She was rushed to Lazin Animal Foundation Trauma Hospital in Phoenix and found to have minor injuries and in need of having fractured teeth removed, AHS said.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
There’s a chance the Yankees decide to move on from the 35-year-old first baseman who missed a bulk of the 2024 season with a fractured right forearm.
—Jared Wyllys, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
She was treated for a fractured hand and for a head wound.
—Dorothy Wickenden, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
Specifically, our autocratic rivals benefit from, and increasingly stoke, three dysfunctions that have overtaken American politics: budgetary instability, industrial stagnation, and fractured alliances.
—John G. Ferrari, National Review, 27 Oct. 2024
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Without breaking stride, Hunter blew past four more Utah defenders and hopped into the end zone, a broken play transformed into a work of art.Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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De Menezes was on his way to repair a broken fire alarm when he was shot and killed in an underground carriage at Stockwell station.Irenie Forshaw, theweek, 12 Nov. 2024
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Stewart said that companies like Apple and Amazon have disrupted the legacy system by entering writers’ rooms and cleaning house.Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
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From 2015 to 2019, content spending surged as streamers built their audiences, but the 2020 COVID shutdown disrupted that trend.Gregg Goldstein, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
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The distribution of Pandas in a Pennsylvania public school district led to a 2005 district court decision that determined the school board had violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.Samantha Riedel, Them, 4 Oct. 2024
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And can anyone even count at this point how many times characters on this show have violated HIPAA?Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 4 Oct. 2024
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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
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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
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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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And photos obtained by the Daily Mail alleged to be of his hotel room showed what appears to be extensive drug paraphernalia and a smashed television.Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
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Longwell said that fragmented media diets are particularly prevalent in younger voters, especially among 18- to 29-year-olds.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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In a fragmented media landscape, getting the attention of voters who aren’t partisan news consumers is fraught, says Daniel Kreiss, a professor of political communication at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Fractured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fractured. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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