as in bushes
a thick patch of shrubbery, small trees, or underbrush
built a small shelter in the brake to watch for deer
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as in slows
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 brakes
Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
Electric brakes boost stopping capability.
—New Atlas, 26 Feb. 2026
Brake gently as needed - Brake normally if the vehicle has anti-lock brakes and pump brakes gently if in an older vehicle.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 26 Feb. 2026
At least the carbon brakes won’t shed dust on the 21-inch wheels after driving like the dickens.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 25 Feb. 2026
Knowing how and when to pump the brakes or charge ahead is oftentimes best left to the eye, though there’s certainly room for play.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Feb. 2026
Additional studies on disc and block brakes will support improved evaluation and design methods.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Feb. 2026
Don’t apply the brakes to slow down.
—John Paul, The Providence Journal, 20 Feb. 2026
Naturally, this car is also equipped with elite-tier brakes.
—Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 19 Feb. 2026
Noun
And while cities including Miami Beach and Fort Lauderdale are trying to put the brakes on all-out parties of the past, college kids in February and March still hit the beach.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
Electric brakes boost stopping capability.
—New Atlas, 26 Feb. 2026
Brake gently as needed - Brake normally if the vehicle has anti-lock brakes and pump brakes gently if in an older vehicle.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 26 Feb. 2026
At least the carbon brakes won’t shed dust on the 21-inch wheels after driving like the dickens.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 25 Feb. 2026
Knowing how and when to pump the brakes or charge ahead is oftentimes best left to the eye, though there’s certainly room for play.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Feb. 2026
Additional studies on disc and block brakes will support improved evaluation and design methods.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Feb. 2026
Don’t apply the brakes to slow down.
—John Paul, The Providence Journal, 20 Feb. 2026
Naturally, this car is also equipped with elite-tier brakes.
—Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 19 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brakes
Verb
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The last act really slows the action to make time — lots of it — for vocal declarations and ruminations.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Feb. 2026
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Being stoned slows down reaction time and puts them and other drivers at risk.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
28 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The Mendocino County hamlet’s hops farms are mostly gone, replaced by organic vineyards, olive groves and donkey rescues.—
Audrey T. Williams,
Mercury News,
23 Feb. 2026
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Many people know the history of deforestation, but far fewer know about the management of forests and groves as renewable and possibly immortal resources.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In a sneak peek of the final episode shared with Variety, Nelson finally gets a proof-of-life from his ex-wife Marsha (Christine Adams), who is being hunted in the woods by accomplices of the same shadowy figures that have railroaded Nelson into hijacking the train.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
2 Mar. 2026
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During an epic research project spanning ten years, archaeologists first took to the skies in 2016 to investigate what might be lurking beneath the woods.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Brakes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brakes. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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