Breaking
Breaking noun - The act of breaking something.
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Fracturing and breaking are semantically related. in bursting topic. In some cases you can use "Fracturing" instead an adjective "Breaking".
Fracturing
Breaking and fracturing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Breaking" instead an adjective "Fracturing".
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- He breaks his fall somewhat but still ends up fracturing or breaking half the bones in his body.
Source: Reality Ensues / Comic Books -
Rather than simply fracturing the ground that Almond and Cucumber are standing on, it splinters the paneling itself, as though he's breaking apart reality.
- This argument then unhinges Batman to the point where he beats Zsasz bloody in a rage, breaking his jaw and fracturing his skull and coming within a blow or two of smashing in his brain before Renee Montoya stops him - all the while screaming that he is not a killer.
Source: Villain Has a Point
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