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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But news of her grandmother’s possible death fractures the journey, drawing Adela into childhood memories, family silences and fantastical visions. — Callum McLennan, Variety, 13 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 In a quiet Argentinian town, the arrival of an ominous former police commissioner and his seductive wife fractures the bond between four inseparable young men. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 28 July 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 What fractures globalized production naturally results in higher prices just as what integrates global production naturally results in lower prices. — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 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 South America fractures into a puzzle of fjords and channels at the southernmost tip of the continent, the Brunswick Peninsula, in Chile’s Magallanes Region, where the future park will protect temperate rainforests, shrublands, and vast carbon-capturing peat bogs. — Mark Johanson, Outside, 14 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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The capability could prove useful during missions where electronic warfare disrupts conventional navigation systems.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
Sleep and health researchers say moving clocks twice a year disrupts the body's circadian rhythm, which regulates sleep and other biological functions.

— Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of disrupts

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The reforms would also tie an executive’s overall pay to safety metrics and impose shareholder penalties of up to $10 million per violation if a company violates safety rules.

— Linh Tat, Daily News, 14 Aug. 2026
The lawsuit argued in part that the plan violates the First Amendment, which courts have historically held protects the right to receive information.

— BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of violates

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The pitched and often emotional vote over Proposition 40 exposed deep fissures in the state party over how to respond to growing grassroots anger over wealth inequality.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 3 Aug. 2026
While effective in winning the war, the new government faced social and political fissures in the postwar period.

— Donovan Fifield, The Conversation, 16 July 2026

Definition of fissures

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Advertisement If a cat bite breaks the skin, wash it immediately with soap and running water and see a medical provider, Steury says.

— Angela Haupt, Time, 12 Aug. 2026
The consumer will crack one day, because cycles always turn, and the first-principles truth is that credit rarely breaks where the last crisis trained us to look.

— Nigel Morris, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of breaks

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In a professional firm, a trader who breaches a limit does not reload at two in the morning.

— Daniel Schlaepfer, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
In April, the EU’s highest court ruled that Orbán-era legislation from 2021 that banned the availability of LGBTQ+ content to minors violates EU law and breaches a foundational treaty guaranteeing respect for human rights and equality.

— Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026

Definition of breaches

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The absence of an exchange leaves the reader fingering loose threads and, in the absence of plot, listening into tonal shifts and ruptures.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026
This research paper examined whether age, position, NBA role, density of schedule leading up to the injury, minutes load and other factors could be possible causes for the uptick in Achilles ruptures.

— Zach Harper, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of ruptures

Noun

The crowd erupted, some cheering and others brought to tears, a collective wave of emotion rolling over us as the sky went dark.

— Annissa Durar, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Aug. 2026
Through tears, Duarte described seeing footage of four men who wore ski masks and carried rifles getting out of a minivan and forcing her son and Ruelas into a second car.

— Kevin Sieff, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026

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