Thesaurus / rupture
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He said crews were not sure what caused the main to rupture.
PART OF 3RD STREET TUNNEL IN D.C. REOPENS AFTER WATER-MAIN BREAK, BUT REPAIR WORK IS EXPECTED TO TAKE DAYSDANA HEDGPETHAUGUST 24, 2021WASHINGTON POSTWhen we feel shame, we are unable to engage in the “repair” step, which only leaves the rupture.
YELLED AT YOUR KIDS? HERE’S WHY YOU SHOULD LET GO OF THAT SHAME.EMILY EDLYNNMAY 13, 2021WASHINGTON POSTA widely known concept in studying family interactions, “rupture and repair,” describes the importance of the repair process after a negative interaction.
YELLED AT YOUR KIDS? HERE’S WHY YOU SHOULD LET GO OF THAT SHAME.EMILY EDLYNNMAY 13, 2021WASHINGTON POSTThe conversion of public subsidy into private profit feels like a rupture in the system—one that would be fixed, perhaps, if states controlled the fruits of their funding more.
IN THE PUSH FOR NEW VACCINES, TAXPAYERS KEEP PAYING AND PAYINGSAMANTH SUBRAMANIANMAY 12, 2021QUARTZPhilip’s reported insistence on leaving his own mark may have led to a post-coronation rupture in their relationship.
THE QUEEN’S MAN: PHILIP, DUKE OF EDINBURGH, DIESHOWARD CHUA-EOANAPRIL 9, 2021TIMEHistory is of course full of such ruptures, intentional or otherwise.
SHOULD AMERICA (AND FIFA) PAY REPARATIONS? (EP. 426)STEPHEN J. DUBNERJULY 16, 2020FREAKONOMICSWhen that bubble bursts, it begins with a break, or rupture, in the soapy film.
SOAP BUBBLES’ ‘POP’ REVEALS THE PHYSICS OF THE BURSTSEMILY CONOVERAPRIL 1, 2020SCIENCE NEWS FOR STUDENTSBetween South and North, the probabilities of a serious, and no very distant rupture, are strong and manifest.
BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, VOLUME 60, NO. 372, OCTOBER 1846VARIOUSOne of these is the liability to inguinal hernia, or rupture, which leads to much suffering and frequent death in man.
MAN AND HIS ANCESTORCHARLES MORRISIt is remarkable that this was not against the composers wishes, even if he did nothing actually to cause the rupture.
THE LIFE & LETTERS OF PETER ILICH TCHAIKOVSKYMODESTE TCHAIKOVSKYWORDS RELATED TO RUPTURE
- abortion
- bankruptcy
- bomb
- botch
- breakdown
- bungle
- bust
- checkmate
- collapse
- decay
- decline
- defeat
- deficiency
- deficit
- deterioration
- downfall
- failing
- false step
- faux pas
- fiasco
- flash in the pan
- flop
- frustration
- implosion
- inadequacy
- lead balloon
- lemon
- loser
- loss
- mess
- misadventure
- miscarriage
- misstep
- nonperformance
- nonsuccess
- overthrow
- rout
- rupture
- sinking ship
- stalemate
- stoppage
- total loss
- turkey
- unsuccessfulness
- washout
- wreck
- abortion
- bankruptcy
- bomb
- botch
- breakdown
- bungle
- bust
- checkmate
- collapse
- decay
- decline
- defeat
- deficiency
- deficit
- deterioration
- downfall
- failing
- false step
- faux pas
- fiasco
- flash in the pan
- flop
- frustration
- implosion
- inadequacy
- lead balloon
- lemon
- loser
- loss
- mess
- misadventure
- miscarriage
- misstep
- nonperformance
- nonsuccess
- overthrow
- rout
- rupture
- sinking ship
- stalemate
- stoppage
- total loss
- turkey
- unsuccess
- washout
- wreck
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