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rupture
noun as in break, split
noun as in disagreement, dissolution
verb as in break open
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"We are not experiencing a transition, but a rupture," acknowledged Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to journalists just before the summit session.
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He knew that forcing the issue of fossil fuels on the agenda would rupture that.
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Whether India can repair the deeper political rupture remains uncertain.
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I feel the ground underneath the building rupture—I can almost taste the iron in the liquefied earth.
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Is something paranormal afoot or is the rupture in Montessori’s mind?
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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