break from (someone or something)
idiom
: to end a relationship, connection, or agreement with (someone or something)
She recently broke from the organization she helped found.
breaking from tradition/stereotypes
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The burial site is another break from tradition, as popes are typically buried inside the Vatican.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
Soltner was one of those chefs who in the 1980s and 1990s helped American gastronomy garner world-wide recognition that spurred chefs everywhere to break from stultifying molds and to explore regional foods once felt too common to be served in an upscale restaurant.
—John Mariani, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
The 30-year-old arrives in London on a break from filming a TV project in Scotland, excited about an upcoming holiday with his girlfriend and two children.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 24 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, Osment has been taking a break from relationships after divorcing her ex-husband, Jack Anthony, in March 2025.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
Soltner was one of those chefs who in the 1980s and 1990s helped American gastronomy garner world-wide recognition that spurred chefs everywhere to break from stultifying molds and to explore regional foods once felt too common to be served in an upscale restaurant.
—John Mariani, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
The 30-year-old arrives in London on a break from filming a TV project in Scotland, excited about an upcoming holiday with his girlfriend and two children.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 24 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, Osment has been taking a break from relationships after divorcing her ex-husband, Jack Anthony, in March 2025.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Break from (someone or something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/break%20from%20%28someone%20or%20something%29. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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