fractures 1 of 2

verb

Definition of fracturesnext
present tense third-person singular of fracture
1
as in disrupts
to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly fractured his arm in the fall

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2
as in violates
to fail to keep civil liberties that have been fractured by the government's actions

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fractures

2 of 2

noun

plural of fracture
as in fissures

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  1. disrupts
  2. violates
  3. lacerations
  4. incisions
Verb
  • Pursuing The Wrong Trends When a new trend disrupts the market and an opportunity presents itself, navigating a path forward can be challenging.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
  • This new standard discredits live event producers' long-standing excuse that accessibility disrupts the performance or looks bad.
    Toby Wong, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of disrupts
Verb
  • The automaker filed the suit on Thursday asking the US District Court in the Central District of California to declare the decision by UAW Local 230 in Los Angeles to take a strike authorization vote violates terms of the contract reached last fall.
    Reuters, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Regional experts, including some Israelis, are warning that a new archaeology bill approved by the Israeli government to expand the country’s Antiquities Authority’s jurisdiction to sites in the West Bank violates international law, and could bring sanctions, reports The Art Newspaper.
    The Editors of ARTnews, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of violates
Noun
  • Gabe was airlifted by helicopter to treat his various injuries, including multiple skull fractures, a bruise on his brain and three lacerations.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024
  • New members suffered injuries that included lacerations, scrapes, bruises and one member being hospitalized with life-threatening injuries.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of lacerations
Noun
  • There are no incisions because the esophagus is accessed by going through the mouth.
    Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 21 Oct. 2024
  • The surgeon then inserts additional surgical tools through the other incisions to take out the gallbladder.
    Qin Rao, Verywell Health, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of incisions
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