break with
phrasal 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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In 2005, a scandal broke with the arrests of a family of traffickers in Hunan Province who were selling babies to orphanages.
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Barbara Demick, New Yorker, 23 May 2025
Only two Republicans, Reps. Thomas Massie and Warren Davidson, broke with the GOP to vote against the bill.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 22 May 2025
Her break with Unity came in 1974, after years of tension over race and cultural expression.
—Sonari Glinton, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
His approach—using lightweight cameras, spontaneous filming, and collaborative storytelling—broke with traditional ethnographic distance, creating a radically new and immersive way of capturing reality on screen.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 18 May 2025
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Barbara Demick, New Yorker, 23 May 2025
Only two Republicans, Reps. Thomas Massie and Warren Davidson, broke with the GOP to vote against the bill.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 22 May 2025
Her break with Unity came in 1974, after years of tension over race and cultural expression.
—Sonari Glinton, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
His approach—using lightweight cameras, spontaneous filming, and collaborative storytelling—broke with traditional ethnographic distance, creating a radically new and immersive way of capturing reality on screen.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 18 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for break with
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“Break with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/break%20with. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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