clean break
noun
: complete separation from something
When he left home, he made a clean break with the past.
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This ambitious effort is building a new climate model from the ground up, making a clean break from existing Fortran code in favor of Julia and cloud-native architectures that can take advantage of GPUs.
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Molina was looking for a clean break with the past.
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This is York making a totally clean break from the despicable couple.
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There is rarely a confrontation, a clean break.
—Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026
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ArsTechnica, 8 June 2026
The next technical event to watch is a clean break and close above $148, which would represent a breakout from that consolidation and open the door to a new leg higher.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 8 June 2026
Many voters may want a clean break from ‘Bad Boy’ Gus Kramer’s legacy.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, Mercury News, 1 June 2026
The film represents a clean break from the Animaccord series.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 11 May 2026
Niall aims for a clean break at university, but his anxiety over fitting in soon brings Ruben back into the fold.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2026
Molina was looking for a clean break with the past.
—Joey Cappelletti, Chicago Tribune, 9 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
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“Clean break.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clean%20break. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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