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noun

Definition of brakenext
as in grove
a thick patch of shrubbery, small trees, or underbrush built a small shelter in the brake to watch for deer

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verb

as in to slow
to cause to move or proceed at a less rapid pace braked the car sharply when someone pulled out in front of us

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Recent Examples of brake
Noun
Make Governance An Accelerator Governance is often treated as the brake on innovation, but AI changes the equation. — Bryan Lapidus, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026 Kevin Fanady / New Atlas Thankfully, the rear brake was great. — Kevin Fanady, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026
Verb
The wagon would roll along fine for five or six feet, but then the wheels attached to the motors would brake, drag along the ground, and then release after a second or two. — Thomas Ricker, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026 Nine days later, a Qantas Airbus A321 had to brake while taxiing to allow another Qantas 737 to pass in front of it. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for brake
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brake
  1. grove
  2. slow
  3. coppice
  4. bush
  5. forest
  6. wood
  7. chaparral
  8. thicket
Noun
  • If space permits, homeowners can recreate a slice of that with a small grove of oaks.
    — Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Then, just nine months later, came the collision Wednesday morning that turned a sleepy stretch of rail lined by olive groves near the village of Urda into a scene of carnage.
    — Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of grove
Verb
  • The country's markets have struggled since late 2024 due to slowing earnings growth, but that has changed over the last two quarters.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
  • That sweeping victory has spurred concerns that Democratic representatives could now block or slow spending on new AI infrastructure.
    — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of slow
Noun
  • The two most straightforward of the trials will involve large-scale planting of trees and bioenergy crops, including Miscanthus grasses and coppice willow, reports Robert Lea for AZoCleanTech.
    — Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 May 2021
  • Another strategy, called short rotation coppice, involves planting fast-growing trees such as willows and poplars in extremely dense rows.
    — Eric Toensmeier, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2020
Definition of coppice
Noun
  • Trees, shrubs, bushes, and hedges add beauty, privacy, and seasonal interest and they can be used in different ways.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Meals are prepared in-house and feature seasonal Alaska ingredients, such as Copper River king salmon and low-bush cranberries that the chef team foraged.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of bush
Noun
  • That gives camper travelers the ability to drive cleanly and quietly through city centers, around campgrounds and down deep forest roads.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Another mall, Terminal 21, is just one stop away on the SkyTrain, along with Queen Sirikit Convention Center and the lush Benjakitti Park with its elevated Skywalk over an urban forest.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of forest
Noun
  • Options include traditional frames (with over 50 styles to choose from), canvas prints, wood mounts, and framed canvases.
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Manual Holstein, a manager working in Mercedes research for future displays, indicated that the projector could be small enough to be hidden behind wood or metal trim pieces.
    — James Riswick, ArsTechnica, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of wood
Noun
  • Native chaparral, the shrubby natural landscapes of the foothills, are becoming stressed and being replaced by grasses and other fire-prone invasive plants.
    — Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Stepping on stems is attention-getting, but the result is a wine that echoes the chaparral of the hillsides surrounding the vineyard.
    — Laura Ness, Mercury News, 5 July 2026
Definition of chaparral
Noun
  • Slightly west, Sultan-Epe lies beside a deep canyon, where a stream threads through thickets of mulberry, buckthorn, blackberry, and wild herbs—another improbable pocket of green in one of Kazakhstan’s driest regions.
    — Avantika Chaturvedi, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2026
  • To follow any of this is to wade through a thicket of non-sequitur arguments, florid vocabulary and, in his latest twist, the Gospels.
    — Luke Jones, Vanity Fair, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of thicket

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