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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However, this latest polling actually does see some support among party members for tax increases on high-income earners, breaking with decades of aversion to an increase of taxes on Americans of any income level.
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Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Despite Republican efforts to identify their party with Israel and to tag Democrats as providing aid and comfort to its enemies, younger evangelical Christians are breaking with their parents on the issue, seeing Israel as an oppressor rather than as a victim.
—David M. Halbfinger, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Greene wrote on social media, breaking with her party on the issue.
—Anita Chabria, Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2025
Greene recently has broken with the Republican Party on several issues, including the war in Gaza and the Jeffrey Epstein files.
—Melinda Yao, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2025
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Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Despite Republican efforts to identify their party with Israel and to tag Democrats as providing aid and comfort to its enemies, younger evangelical Christians are breaking with their parents on the issue, seeing Israel as an oppressor rather than as a victim.
—David M. Halbfinger, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Greene wrote on social media, breaking with her party on the issue.
—Anita Chabria, Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2025
Greene recently has broken with the Republican Party on several issues, including the war in Gaza and the Jeffrey Epstein files.
—Melinda Yao, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2025
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“Break with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/break%20with. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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