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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The reforms hastened the break with traditional systems.
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Nik Kowsar, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
At the White House, Vice President JD Vance warned that federal workforce layoffs would be coming if the shutdown continues, in a break with past precedent of temporary furloughs.
—Franco Ordoñez, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
Few intellectual shifts have reshaped Western thought as profoundly as Immanuel Kant’s break with the rationalist metaphysics of his youth.
—Shai Tubali, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
But any deal would likely require organizing eight Democrats to break with leadership.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 27 Sep. 2025
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Nik Kowsar, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
At the White House, Vice President JD Vance warned that federal workforce layoffs would be coming if the shutdown continues, in a break with past precedent of temporary furloughs.
—Franco Ordoñez, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
Few intellectual shifts have reshaped Western thought as profoundly as Immanuel Kant’s break with the rationalist metaphysics of his youth.
—Shai Tubali, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
But any deal would likely require organizing eight Democrats to break with leadership.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 27 Sep. 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 4 Oct. 2025.
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