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ruptured

  • past participle
    of rupture.
    rupture
    noun
    the act of breaking or bursting.
  • past tense form
    of rupture.
    rupture
    noun
    the act of breaking or bursting.

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The Rams on Wednesday placed Turner on injured reserve because of a groin strain, and Ford is out for the season because of a ruptured triceps.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

The small business has since ruptured in spectacular fashion, triggering firings and lawsuits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

In some cases preserved in the geologic record, the two systems may have ruptured only minutes or hours apart.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

Lancaster County coroner Stephen Diamantoni, a Republican, has said one of the two infants died of a ruptured spleen rather than measles itself.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Diego chuckled like a ruptured spleen was hilarious.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson