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Another word for rupture

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Noun

  1. An opening, especially in a solid structure

    See also:

    open

  2. An interruption in friendly relations

    See also:

    help

    assemble

Verb

  1. To undergo partial breaking

    See also:

    help

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Another word for rupture

Noun
  1. See also:

    tear

    fracture

    break

Verb
  1. See also:

    break

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Sentence Examples

  • Frederick was resolved upon a rupture with Sweden at the first convenient opportunity.

  • The rupture had not yet been made evident between the Girondist party and that section still more extreme, that of the Mountain.

  • The larvae produced by this remarkable method (paedogenesis) of virgin-reproduction are hatched within the parent larva, and in some cases escape by the rupture of its body.

  • But the story of the duel, confirmed by Pierre's rupture with his wife, was the talk of society.

  • The Cretan insurrection rose to a formidable height in 1868-69, and the active support given to the movement by Greece brought about a rupture of relations between that country and Turkey.

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