clean break
noun
: complete separation from something
When he left home, he made a clean break with the past.
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Niall aims for a clean break at university, but his anxiety over fitting in soon brings Ruben back into the fold.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2026
That level has capped this stock twice and a clean break above it is what turns this from a consolidation into a new leg higher.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
Magyar campaigned on a clean break from the existing order — a message Democrats in the United States might learn from — pledging to prosecute those who’ve enriched themselves at public expense.
—Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026
Molina was looking for a clean break with the past.
—Joey Cappelletti, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
The release represents a clean break from Meta’s previous work on the open source Llama model family, which has received a middling reaction both from users and on independent LLM rankings.
—ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2026
This is York making a totally clean break from the despicable couple.
—Lauryn Overhultz , Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026
There is rarely a confrontation, a clean break.
—Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026
So, a clean break makes the most sense.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 10 Mar. 2026
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2026
That level has capped this stock twice and a clean break above it is what turns this from a consolidation into a new leg higher.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
Magyar campaigned on a clean break from the existing order — a message Democrats in the United States might learn from — pledging to prosecute those who’ve enriched themselves at public expense.
—Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026
Molina was looking for a clean break with the past.
—Joey Cappelletti, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
The release represents a clean break from Meta’s previous work on the open source Llama model family, which has received a middling reaction both from users and on independent LLM rankings.
—ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2026
This is York making a totally clean break from the despicable couple.
—Lauryn Overhultz , Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026
There is rarely a confrontation, a clean break.
—Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026
So, a clean break makes the most sense.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 10 Mar. 2026
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“Clean break.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clean%20break. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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