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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Simpson, the Republican Senate leader, said his caucus would fight any changes to the state tax code that break with rolling conformity to federal tax policy, as when state leaders preemptively passed a law last year that opted Colorado out of a federal change exempting overtime pay from taxes.
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Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2026
The episode is the first of the new year, returning from the holiday break with A$AP Rocky in his debut as an SNL musical performer.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 14 Jan. 2026
In the mid-’90s, the Rehnquist Court broke with half a century of post–New Deal deference to federal legislation.
—Duncan Hosie, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
Republicans who haven’t hesitated in breaking with their party show no signs of changing their strategy, posing a challenge for Johnson.
—Sudiksha Kochi, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2026
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Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2026
The episode is the first of the new year, returning from the holiday break with A$AP Rocky in his debut as an SNL musical performer.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 14 Jan. 2026
In the mid-’90s, the Rehnquist Court broke with half a century of post–New Deal deference to federal legislation.
—Duncan Hosie, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
Republicans who haven’t hesitated in breaking with their party show no signs of changing their strategy, posing a challenge for Johnson.
—Sudiksha Kochi, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2026
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“Break with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/break%20with. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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