as in violated
to fail to keep
a builder being sued by a homeowner for breaching a contract
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Recent Examples of breached
Another breached completely vertical out of the water with the pink and orange morning sky behind it.
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Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 14 Feb. 2026
Discord revealed in October that hackers had breached a third-party service provider, compromising the data of up to 70,000 accounts.
—John Tufts, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Feb. 2026
Graham pointed out that the S & P 500 breached support at its 50-day, 100-day moving averages last week, as well as support near 6,800, but the index managed to reclaim those levels by Friday.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 9 Feb. 2026
Play finally resumed after 64 minutes and clearly had an impact — Radek Vitek’s net was breached by a ball, not an animal, again when Kieran Dowell scored in the 78th minute to set up a frantic finish.
—Craig Chisnall, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
The indictment said a group of about 20 militants breached the main gate and set fire to the buildings, killing Stevens and Smith.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
If that 45-day minimum before the TVOD window is breached, that inflection point leads to massive erosion of theatrical revenue.
—Joseph M. Singer, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026
The lawsuit states that Cook breached his duties under Texas law by failing to inform her that a materially different document was being used.
—Samuel O’Neal 6, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Feb. 2026
Last year, the federal government breached public trust to an extraordinary degree, using violence and funding cuts to pressure governors and mayors to comply with an extreme agenda — while relentlessly lying to the public and the courts.
—Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 14 Feb. 2026
Discord revealed in October that hackers had breached a third-party service provider, compromising the data of up to 70,000 accounts.
—John Tufts, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Feb. 2026
Graham pointed out that the S & P 500 breached support at its 50-day, 100-day moving averages last week, as well as support near 6,800, but the index managed to reclaim those levels by Friday.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 9 Feb. 2026
Play finally resumed after 64 minutes and clearly had an impact — Radek Vitek’s net was breached by a ball, not an animal, again when Kieran Dowell scored in the 78th minute to set up a frantic finish.
—Craig Chisnall, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
The indictment said a group of about 20 militants breached the main gate and set fire to the buildings, killing Stevens and Smith.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
If that 45-day minimum before the TVOD window is breached, that inflection point leads to massive erosion of theatrical revenue.
—Joseph M. Singer, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026
The lawsuit states that Cook breached his duties under Texas law by failing to inform her that a materially different document was being used.
—Samuel O’Neal 6, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Feb. 2026
Last year, the federal government breached public trust to an extraordinary degree, using violence and funding cuts to pressure governors and mayors to comply with an extreme agenda — while relentlessly lying to the public and the courts.
—Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breached
Verb
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UMass Amherst likely violated a student’s First Amendment rights when the campus suspended the pro-Palestine protester for a year, a judge has ruled.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2026
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As a result, the plaintiffs argued, the administration also violated the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 by failing to consider the harmful environmental impacts of the project.—
Safiyah Riddle,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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On February 10, after notching a silver in the men’s classic sprint, Ogden–six feet tall and lanky, with a bushy mustache–broke the solemnity of the medals ceremony.—
Bill Donahue,
Outside,
14 Feb. 2026
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In Friday’s round-robin game, Sweden’s Oskar Eriksson suggested that Canada’s Marc Kennedy broke the rules by touching the curling stone after it was released.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Breached.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breached. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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