rupturing

verb

present participle of rupture
1
as in fracturing
to cause to develop a hole, crack, or tear often in a sudden and forceful or violent way She was out for the rest of the season after she ruptured a tendon.

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2
as in exploding
to develop a hole, crack, or tear often in a sudden and forceful or violent way The pipeline ruptured, leaking thousands of gallons of oil. The fault could rupture during the next major earthquake. High blood pressure caused the blood vessels to rupture.

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Recent Examples of rupturing Thompson, who is preparing for his 14th NBA season, is a different player at this point of his NBA career after tearing his ACL in 2019 and then rupturing his Achilles in 2020. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026 Nevertheless, Corrales was left wondering last month if his recruiting channel was at risk of rupturing. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 27 Aug. 2026 Watson hasn't appeared in an NFL game since rupturing his Achilles in October 2024. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026 Firefighters determined that lightning had struck an underground natural gas main near the tree, rupturing the gas line, and igniting the tree. — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026 Slater had his left knee surgically repaired after rupturing his patellar tendon last August. — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 Putin, on the other hand, has no problem rupturing his trade relations, and with them international investment and other forms of connectivity. — Frank Lavin, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 Previous flights ended with the spacecraft engulfed in flames and exploding at splashdown — or rupturing in midair. — Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 25 July 2026 Previous flights ended with the spacecraft engulfed in flames and exploding at splashdown -- or rupturing in midair. — Arkansas Online, 24 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rupturing
  1. fracturing
  2. exploding
  3. pulling
  4. bursting
  5. breaking
  6. blowing
  7. ripping
  8. tearing
Verb
  • Upon his return to the team, Simmons started three games before fracturing his wrist in a game against the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving Day.
    — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026
  • In fact, researchers found sanctions have at times backfired by fracturing opposition and boosting support for the regime – even among moderate opponents of the government.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of fracturing
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  • Likewise, Roman will see exploding stars called supernovas that allow astronomers to measure how fast the universe has been expanding.
    — Don Figer, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Steiner said a mass of glacial ice dropping from a great height could have felt like a bomb exploding, resulting in the chaos that followed.
    — Sibi Arasu, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of exploding
Verb
  • Why TikTok livestream selling can drive big sales Three forces are pulling sellers toward livestream commerce, and Duplantis’s numbers reflect all of them.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Wildfire risk is pushing insurers to underwrite hotels based on physical resilience rather than location alone, and carriers are pulling back from some markets entirely.
    — Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
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  • Sip local wines like Norton or Vignoles, hop around downtown, or wander through orchards bursting with ripe apples while leaves crunch underfoot.
    — Taryn Shorr-Mckee, Midwest Living, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Forever Cemetery, where John Carpenter’s shape-shifting, stomach-bursting masterpiece comes alive on All Hallows’ Eve.
    — Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of bursting
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  • Angel Reese broke the WNBA single-game rebounding record with 26 while also breaking the league’s season record for rebounds as the Atlanta Dream beat the Sparks 78-71 on Monday night.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Everything is breaking the Sox way so far, and their playoff chances are greatly enhanced by the likelihood of avoiding an AL East team until the AL Championship Series.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of breaking
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  • Its exterior is rich with symbolism, from stone carvings representing the all-seeing eye of God to a golden statue, atop the highest spire, of an angel blowing a trumpet to herald the Second Coming.
    — Brandon Griggs, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
  • There is a micronation on a fortress at sea off the coast of Great Britain, and the British government once considered blowing it up.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of blowing
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  • Koloffon started the scoring for the Vikings in the ninth minute, taking a pass from Marquez and ripping in a hard shot from 15 yards.
    — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The travel stocks have been ripping for three years while this one mostly sat the party out.
    — Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of ripping
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  • Thompson, who is preparing for his 14th NBA season, is a different player at this point of his NBA career after tearing his ACL in 2019 and then rupturing his Achilles in 2020.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Those include a major makeover for the first floor, including tearing out the stage to make space for a brewery.
    — Steve Zalusky, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of tearing

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“Rupturing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rupturing. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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