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fracturing

noun
1
The process of breaking or splitting something apart.
"The fracturing of the ice sheet accelerated during the heatwave."
"Doctors examined the fracturing pattern on the scan."

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In plain EnglishThe act of something breaking or cracking apart.

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fracturings plural

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The _____ of the ice sheet accelerated during the heatwave.

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