asunder

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Born in Toronto in 1950, Candy had his world torn asunder at age 4 when his father died.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

But as history well knows, all of their lives would be torn asunder by Lennon’s assassination.

From Salon • Oct. 25, 2024

“The psychological, intellectual, and cultural fabric necessary for a thriving academic community has been torn asunder, and it will take years, if not generations, to mend.”

From Science Magazine • Oct. 19, 2023

No one defies a fancy British man who warns that “golf will be split asunder in perpetuity” a second time.

From Slate • Jul. 11, 2023

As if stricken by some blasting spell it burst asunder: there was a flash of searing lightning, and the doors tumbled in riven fragments to the ground.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien