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adjective

ˈfrak-chərd How to pronounce fractured (audio)
Definition of fracturednext
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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fractured

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verb

past tense of fracture
1
as in disrupted
to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly fractured his arm in the fall

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2
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
Adjective
Moore suffered a fractured nose, said civil rights attorney Ben Crump at a press conference in June. — Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026 On the next day of the match, Australian wicketkeeper Bert Oldfield was hit on the head and suffered a fractured skull while facing Larwood (to a conventional field) and had to be carried off the field. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
Margaret Shragal, Allen said, fractured her hip in a fall and was transported by air ambulance to a local hospital for surgery, but that surgery was delayed three days because of the widespread power outages. — Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026 When the identifiers changed or failed to match, one history fractured into several incomplete ones. — Aashis Luitel, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fractured
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fractured
  1. broken
  2. disrupted
  3. violated
  4. shattered
  5. broke
  6. smashed
  7. fragmented
Adjective
  • Casper Kelly, the delightfully skewed sensibility behind Adult Swim’s ‘Too Many Cooks,’ makes a first theatrical feature that feels like a broken time loop.
    — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Mass spectrometry revealed that the broken containers had once held something containing the chemical compounds theobromine, theophylline, caffeine, and paraxanthine.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of broken
Verb
  • Efforts to bring the outbreak under control — from limited public gatherings to social distancing and airport closures — have disrupted life in the six affected provinces, particularly Ituri, which has been ravaged by rebel violence.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The choices of what to put in each episode — and when to cut from one timeline to another — have sometimes felt arbitrary, and have often disrupted the story’s overall flow.
    — Noel Murray, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of disrupted
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  • The core of the Teamsters’ petition against the DMV is the claim that regulators violated the California Administrative Procedure Act by failing to complete an extensive study of the economic and practical impact of the policy change.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Meta also lost a separate social-media case brought by New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez, after a court found that the company violated the state's child-safety laws and ordered it to pay over $900 million in penalties.
    — Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of violated
Adjective
  • Blüh found a shattered wine bottle and cleaning supplies scattered all around her store.
    — Andrea Nakano, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band alongside the Bee-Gees, and then struggled to pick up the pieces of his shattered career until childhood buddy David Bowie brought him back in front of stadium crowds on the Glass Spider tour.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of shattered
Verb
  • The Seattle Seahawks are the defending champions but have lost two key members of their secondary in free agency and their second-round pick, safety Bud Clark, who was supposed to be a replacement for Coby Bryant, broke an ankle in the preseason.
    — Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Parton's impact broke barriers Responses to Parton's death have transcended geographical, racial and gender-based lines.
    — Jay Stahl, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of broke
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  • Tracee Ellis Ross favors Udi’s gluten-free bread topped with smashed avocado, lemon juice, crushed red pepper and salt as an afternoon snack, according to a People food diary.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The spicy tofu is delicious spooned and slurped up in one go, or enjoyed alongside a bowl of rice, cold soba noodles, or a heap of smashed or julienned cucumbers.
    — Hana Asbrink, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of smashed
Verb
  • Not that it’s been fragmented in a detrimental way, but the first three episodes were largely dedicated to establishing the new status quo.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The intent was likely to keep ownership from getting fragmented across potential spouses, grandchildren and subsequent generations.
    — Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
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“Fractured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fractured. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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