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come apart

















VERB
snap
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Using advanced imaging techniques and earthquake data, scientists have now seen this subduction zone starting to come apart.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026

It all began to come apart in 1980.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The Ship lights its engines before the two halves of the vehicle come apart.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2024

All of that, however, was nearly undone—and could still come apart on the inevitable appeal of the disqualification question—by a horrible lapse in judgment.

From Slate • Mar. 15, 2024

All the knots of tension inside me come apart at once.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth




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