break with
verb
broke with; broken with; breaking with; breaks with
: to end a relationship, connection, or agreement with (someone or something)
He broke with his former friends and colleagues when he decided to support the conservative candidate.
a strong desire to break with tradition/the past
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The populist right has led the charge, breaking with traditional fiscal conservatives who long favored property taxes because they were closely connected to local decision-making.
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Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 18 June 2026
The president will issue sanctions waivers on Iranian oil, allowing Tehran to resume trading its most valuable export and breaking with decades of policy.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
Over the last year, Kiley has broken with GOP leadership on several key votes including siding with Democrats in opposition to more funding for immigration agencies and sending new aid to Ukraine.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026
Until Hoxha's break with Nikita Khrushchev's USSR, after the abjuration of Stalinism, Sazan was in Soviet hands, a thorn in the side of the West, a base for 12 Whiskey-class submarines and of chemical-biological weapons plants.
—Marzio G. Mian, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026
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Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 18 June 2026
The president will issue sanctions waivers on Iranian oil, allowing Tehran to resume trading its most valuable export and breaking with decades of policy.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
Over the last year, Kiley has broken with GOP leadership on several key votes including siding with Democrats in opposition to more funding for immigration agencies and sending new aid to Ukraine.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026
Until Hoxha's break with Nikita Khrushchev's USSR, after the abjuration of Stalinism, Sazan was in Soviet hands, a thorn in the side of the West, a base for 12 Whiskey-class submarines and of chemical-biological weapons plants.
—Marzio G. Mian, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026
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“Break with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/break%20with. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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