rifted

verb

Definition of riftednext
past tense of rift
as in fractured

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  1. tore
  2. pulled
  3. ripped
  4. penetrated
  5. slit
  6. slashed
  7. rent
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  • The Carolina Panthers’ outside linebacker tore his quad on Christmas Eve last year in what turned out to be his final game with the Minnesota Vikings.
    Joseph Person, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • In its first game without Sixth Man of the Year candidate Moe Wagner, who tore the ACL in his left knee on Saturday, Orlando relied on a wide variety of scorers, with five finishing in double figures.
    Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of tore
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  • Steph Curry pulled them across the finish line with a flurry of separation 3s in crunch time.
    Anthony Slater, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • During this time, an unknown hacker gained access to the platform and pulled data from provider-patient communications.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of pulled
Verb
  • Someone’s face gets ripped right off, and another person gets a fork plunged into their eyeball.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Cyclone Chido Reports of widespread damage are emerging from the French territory of Mayotte after a 100-year cyclone ripped through the region Saturday.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of ripped
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  • King Charles’ brother is once again at the center of controversy due to his connection with a 50-year-old man who reportedly penetrated the very heart of the British establishment.
    Simon Perry, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Beginning with X-ray and high-resolution CT scans, archaeologists penetrated the hunk of metal without damaging it.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of penetrated
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  • The Massachusetts mom accused of killing her three young children before slitting her wrists and jumping out of a second-story window in an attempt to take her own life is planning to seek an insanity defense, court records show.
    KC Baker, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The garlic and coriander mustn’t burn, the broth mustn’t boil, and the ladle should slit through a body that is just silky enough.
    Kristina Kasparian, Longreads, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of slit
Verb
  • In another incident that month, a train conductor was slashed in the neck.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • So much so that movement speeds of loads (up or down) were slashed by 85% compared to common-or-garden backpacks.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of slashed
Verb
  • The homes, whose construction complied with European Union's masonry standards, are set to be used as social housing and will be rented to people with low income or those who can't afford their own accommodation.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The Egyptian government has yet again rented out the pyramids to the highest bidder—this time to American YouTuber MrBeast.
    Francesca Aton for ArtNews, Robb Report, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of rent
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