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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Bookshelves were filled with actual paperwork and documents used by medical professionals, while even the hairline fractures visible on X-rays were created with the guidance of real-life practicing physicians. — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026 With enough pulses, the fast-swelling channel, as in Yutkin’s investigation, induces a shock wave that fractures the rock. — IEEE Spectrum, 11 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

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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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Montemayor told Campus Insights Media that alcohol disrupts rest at a biological level, fragmenting sleep into short bursts that leave a person feeling drained the following morning.

— Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2026
Plantation owners and traditional farmers often start fires to clear land for farming at low cost, triggering hazardous haze that reduces visibility, disrupts land and air transportation and threatens public health.

— Muhammad Hatta, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

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In the lawsuit Friday over Golden State Wind, California argues the deal violates the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, which gives California input into offshore leasing decisions.

— Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
This violates right-to-delete laws, and worse, hackers can reverse-engineer those leftover AI files to steal sensitive health data.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of violates

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On a historic square in Savannah, with live oaks cloaked in Spanish moss, Aaron Whitley, the Chatham County Democratic Party chair, says Ossoff has managed to transcend those fissures better than most.

— Sam Gringlas, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026
Wilson explores these relational fissures throughout the novel but does not resolve them.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of fissures

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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

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