Synonyms of broken
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as in jagged
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as in uneven
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as in fractured
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as in stopped
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as in demoted
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as in deciphered
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as in paused
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as in plowed
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as in violated
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as in solved
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as in damaged
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as in stalled
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as in bolted
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as in worn
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as in spread
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as in ruined
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as in originated
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as in veered
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as in shattered
forcibly separated into many pieces
a broken vase that could not be repaired
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as in jagged
having an uneven edge or outline
the broken rim of the antique vase greatly reduces its value
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as in uneven
not having a level or smooth surface
that portion of the hiking trail consists of a long, broken mountain ridge
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as in fractured
to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly
hated telling her that I had broken her favorite glass vase
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as in stopped
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end
the final vote broke the deadlock
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as in demoted
to bring to a lower grade or rank
the captain was broken to lieutenant commander for disobeying a direct order from his group commander
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as in deciphered
to change (as a secret message) from code into ordinary language
Alan Turing and the Bletchley Park mathematicians broke the Enigma code being used by the Nazis
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as in paused
to come to a temporary halt in one's activity
she broke from her ruminations to find that it was already dinnertime
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as in plowed
to cut into and turn over the sod of (a piece of land) using a bladed implement
farmers once broke fields with horse-drawn plows
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as in violated
to fail to keep
had to confess that he had broken his promise not to share their conversation with anyone
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as in solved
to find an answer for through reasoning
Professor Bates broke the problem when she realized that it was possible to synthesize the necessary compounds
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as in damaged
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
I broke a tooth on the hard candy
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as in stalled
to stop functioning
after working for 30 years, the pump simply broke one day
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as in bolted
to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening
the herd of gazelles broke when they saw the lions racing toward them from the ridge above
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as in worn
to use up all the physical energy of
the trek up the mountain just about broke me
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as in spread
to become known
as soon as the scandal broke, the CEO fled the country
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as in ruined
to cause to lose one's fortune and become unable to pay one's debts
another bad investment could break him
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as in originated
to come into existence
the crisis had passed, and a new day was breaking
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as in veered
to depart abruptly from a straight line or course
the running back broke to his left before running out of bounds
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as in reduced
to diminish the price or value of
distressing economic news that will break many energy stocks
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as in exceeded
to go beyond the limit of
a menu with prices that is likely to break the budgets of all but the wealthiest of diners
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Recent Examples of broken
Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
The next morning, Karen was missing — but her car was found abandoned by two hunters on a rural roadside, as well as two broken cell phones near a neighbor's house, ABC News reported.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 21 Oct. 2024
CISOs know the system is broken.
—Saket Modi, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Following years of revolving leadership and a broken financial model for operating single-room occupancy hotels, the trust announced its impending failure in early 2023.
—Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
The next morning, Karen was missing — but her car was found abandoned by two hunters on a rural roadside, as well as two broken cell phones near a neighbor's house, ABC News reported.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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Fanatics announced Monday that its previous all-time, 30-day, post-WNBA Finals sales record was broken by the new champion New York Liberty, whose championship merchandise became the fastest selling in league history in fewer than 24 hours.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 21 Oct. 2024
CISOs know the system is broken.
—Saket Modi, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for broken
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The result was about 70 pairs of irregular, jagged teeth.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
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There are always twists, turns, and jagged edges on the road to happily ever after.Dana Feldman, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
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The move relegates Miller Moss to a reserve role after nine uneven starts this season.Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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But the reality has been far more sluggish, marked by incremental progress and uneven adoption.Zennon Kapron, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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But that hasn’t stopped the likes of Lego and Hasbro from pushing ahead.Andrew Webster, The Verge, 4 Oct. 2024
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According to the complaint, Roe stopped working for Brooks and moved to Mississippi around May 2021.Rachel DeSantis, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
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The legislation created a formal legal basis for discriminating against non-Jews and demoted the status of the Arab language, which until then had been an official language in Israel.Dahlia Scheindlin, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2024
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Foreign experts can be swiftly deported or politely asked to leave, and local ones can be demoted with virtually no explanation.Calvert W. Jones, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2019
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The distribution of Pandas in a Pennsylvania public school district led to a 2005 district court decision that determined the school board had violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.Samantha Riedel, Them, 4 Oct. 2024
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And can anyone even count at this point how many times characters on this show have violated HIPAA?Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 4 Oct. 2024
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But for the most part, automakers have solved that problem, the new study shows.Tanya Mohn, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Pat Callahan, the CEO of Urban Renaissance Group, told the Business Journal that while there has been some improvement, the crime problem is still yet to be solved.Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 4 Oct. 2024
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In Wausau, the drop box has since been returned and is now bolted to the ground outside City Hall.Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Oct. 2024
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It was later returned and bolted to the ground.Laura Romero, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2024
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Fix the Hide Before Tweaking the Spread If things aren’t going as planned and ducks aren’t finishing, duck hunters tend to want to mess with the decoy spread.Joe Arterburn, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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Dozens of firefighters were battling the brush fire just days after fires in wooded areas of Brooklyn, the Bronx and New Jersey spread smoke across New York City.Evan Bush, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Broken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broken. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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