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as in violation
a failure to uphold the requirements of law, duty, or obligation
the president's deliberate misstatements were widely seen as a breach of the public trust
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as in offence
a breaking of a moral or legal code
cheating on the exam was a serious breach of the military academy's honor code
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as in gap
an open space in a barrier (as a wall or hedge)
the cat got out of the yard through a breach in the hedge
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as in to violate
to fail to keep
a builder being sued by a homeowner for breaching a contract
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Recent Examples of breach
Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 13 Aug. 2025
Pulcinella is charged with first-degree criminal attempt to commit robbery, second-degree threatening, criminal attempt to commit sixth-degree larceny and second-degree breach of peace.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2025
Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
Tunneling too close to the river could risk breaching the water table and filling a karst formation, or underground cave — potentially triggering leaks of construction materials into the waterway.
—Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 14 Aug. 2025
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Noun
On July 30, just nine days after the sale of Front Range Auto closed, buyer Valente Fernandez sued Gurevich for breach of their sale agreement, false representation, bad faith dealing and unjust enrichment, among other claims.
—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 13 Aug. 2025
Pulcinella is charged with first-degree criminal attempt to commit robbery, second-degree threatening, criminal attempt to commit sixth-degree larceny and second-degree breach of peace.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
Video footage shows the marine mammal breaching the surface and swimming away, liberated from its perilous constraints.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
Tunneling too close to the river could risk breaching the water table and filling a karst formation, or underground cave — potentially triggering leaks of construction materials into the waterway.
—Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breach
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Those who break the rules of grammar are often heroes, especially when their violations are in the service of supplying, say, great dialogue (Mark Twain, Ralph Ellison, Don DeLillo).—
J.T. Barbarese,
New York Daily News,
18 Aug. 2025
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Three Fort Worth restaurants were temporarily closed for serious health violations, including multiple roaches in the eateries, according to recent inspection reports.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Aug. 2025
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Yet regardless of the device or price point, a gap remains in the investment that most companies are making in technology to support remote work for their rank-and-file employees.—
Melody Brue,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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In the middle lies a gap between strategy and execution.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The idea of making this sort of gesture, at a time when Texas Republicans are violating the spirit of the rules, is understandably hard for Democrats to consider.—
Colin Pascal,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Aug. 2025
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Any claim or suggestion that Connecticut has violated or is not in compliance with federal law is false.—
Laura Tillman,
Hartford Courant,
16 Aug. 2025
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And with statutory damages for willful copyright infringement reaching up to $150,000 per work, massive damages are in play.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
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Intellectual property/copyright/trademark infringement.—
Edward Segal,
Forbes.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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When the bus driver asked what happened, Hirsch said a woman had been stabbed to death — even though authorities hadn't yet released any information on the crime, the State's Attorney said.—
Lesley Cosme Torres,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Upcoming, he’ll be seen in Blumhouse/Universal’s Five Nights at Freddy’s 2, as well as A24’s crime drama Primetime from director Lance Oppenheim.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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With just 18 holes remaining, Ludvig Aberg and Harry Hall round out the top five at 8-under.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Aug. 2025
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Gordon, hitting holes hard with his physical running style, sparked the run game in the second half.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Earlier this month, more than 50 women broke into spontaneous applause and cheers when Frierson unexpectedly walked into their meeting.—
Brad Schmitt,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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Jillian Michaels has loudly broken her silence on a contentious new docuseries on Netflix, which makes claims about the former The Biggest Loser cohost in a variety of its more unsavory scandals.—
Ryan Coleman Published,
EW.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Just classical music, which was not considered a sin.—
Miriam Toews,
New Yorker,
17 Aug. 2025
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Courage Under Fire’s Rashomon-like investigation and gender politics aren’t particularly riveting, but Washington’s steady righteousness is nicely undercut by the character’s inability to forgive himself for his own sins.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Breach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breach. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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