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rupture
noun as in break, split
noun as in disagreement, dissolution
verb as in break open
Example Sentences
The evidence suggests the San Andreas fault in 1700 ruptured in an earthquake within hours to days of the Cascadia earthquake.
If implemented at full-force, the US tariffs have the power to "rupture" Canada's economy.
The lines have sat idle since 2015, when a corroded section ruptured near Refugio State Beach, creating one of the state’s worst oil spills.
Several months into Russia's full-scale invasion, three of the four Nord Stream gas pipelines from Russia to Germany were ruptured by explosives.
She was diagnosed with a ruptured fallopian tube after suffering a miscarriage, which required surgery "within the hour".
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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