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riven

[riv-uhn]

verb

  1. a past participle of rive.



adjective

  1. rent or split apart.

  2. split radially, as a log.

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Other Word Forms

  • unriven adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of riven1

First recorded in 1275–1325, for the adjective
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Lord Adebowale said he would not call the NHS racist, but instead believed it was riven with inequalities, particularly racial inequalities.

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After a school year riven by the Palisades fire, which badly damaged their high school, students said they were honored to relocate their graduation to the Hollywood Bowl.

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Sheinbaum and her allies call the shake-up a necessary makeover of an ossified system riven with corruption and nepotism.

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These actions join a saga long in progress, culminating in an America riven by fundamentally disparate versions of the truth.

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He also warns against the "alarmist" tone of the debate on climate change, which he says is "riven with irrationality".

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