breech

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Recent Examples of breech But, Koontz added, there was no breech of the hull and no structural damage. Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2025 Dragoons followed in leather breeches and woolen gaiters, dismounted for the moment but hopeful of finding American horses ahead. / Cbs News, CBS News, 13 June 2025 When Joséphine’s daughter, Hortense, goes into early labor with her baby in breech, mother and daughter are forced into an impossible decision between saving Hortense’s life or her child’s. Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 11 June 2025 Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer suggested the acceptance of the plane is an unprecedented breech of American standards. Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 12 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for breech
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breech
Noun
  • Chinese Premier Li Qiang and former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will have front row seats at the event which, according to satellite imagery of apparent rehearsals, could include a large-scale mass gymnastics performance.
    Helen Regan, CNN Money, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Lala was last seen dangling upside down in the driver’s seat, bleeding profusely.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • These looks often emphasize exaggerated features, painted-on rosy cheeks, and stitched details, incorporating eerie and whimsical elements.
    Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The Only Murders in the Building actress was the epitome of bridal glam, and went for fluttering lashes, blushed cheeks and peachy pink lips for the occasion.
    Starr Bowenbank, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Lands' End Starfish Mid-rise Straight-leg Pants These Lands’ End straight-leg pants combine the stretchy, comfortable feel of leggings with the polished look of slacks.
    Melony Forcier, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Style it with jeans or corduroy pants in your favorite fall outfits, or wear it with a long skirt or slacks for work.
    Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There, patrons are sure to be seen sipping on a sweet and tropical drink the color of a bright summer sunflower, or the bright tail patch of the official state bird.
    Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Read on for spectacular views of this wandering comet and its magnificent tail as captured by astrophotographers around the world.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Cora planned for his players to test the right fielder’s bum elbow — the Red Sox always attack pinstriped vulnerabilities on the basepaths — and sure enough Nick Sogard turned a single into a double in the seventh because Judge can’t throw the ball.
    Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Among them are South Korean’s CIA Director (Ryoo Seung-bum) and the Japanese Deputy Minister of Transport (Takayuki Yamada).
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The second was hit at 338 paces in the rump.
    Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2025
  • His skin was taut with strength; his rump came right off his back like his father’s.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • People with flat feet and those with hip tightness can be more prone to shin splints, as can those with tightness or weakness in the calves or tibialis posterior (the muscle on the backside of the shin bone), Dr. Betiku adds.
    Jenny McCoy, SELF, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Those who just want to dangle their legs and keep their posteriors affixed for the entire run, though, can still see through the clear water, especially when migrating over to pockets of shade from the trees lining either bank.
    Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 May 2025
Noun
  • United have a relatively kind baptism to their European campaign on Wednesday, with a home match against Norwegian side Valerenga, who have only been in the competition once before and finished bottom of their group.
    Megan Feringa, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The brownie bits at the top and bottom hit different at the end.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2025

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“Breech.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breech. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.

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