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
Aimee Lou Wood will host next week, and is no doubt planning to send up the American SNL‘s sketch about her last year, which many thought breached decency standards.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2026
If one platform gets breached, unique passwords keep the damage isolated to that one account.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
However, at least 26 of shadow fleet vessels have breached the US blockade line as of Monday, according to Lloyd’s List Intelligence, a maritime intelligence firm.
—Alayna Treene, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
The Fox River breached the shoreline along the Fox River Trail between South Island and Mill Street, according to the news release.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
The defence that conceded just 16 goals in 46 Championship matches last season — an English League record — has been breached 68 times in 34 Premier League games, looking far too easy to score against.
—Andy Jones, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
The gorilla breached his enclosure and made it into the surrounding city area, an event that resulted in injury to a 2-year-old girl and prompted significant safety upgrades at the zoo afterward.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2026
Once the windows and walls are breached, all the combustible things inside like couches, furniture, clothes and plastics quickly erupt and begin sending large showers of dangerous burning embers lofted by heavy wind, setting new fires a block or two away.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
Six weeks later, Hurricane Nicole breached coastal dunes and created several new inlets between the lagoon and the Atlantic Ocean.
—Hannah V. Herrero, The Conversation, 21 Apr. 2026
Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2026
If one platform gets breached, unique passwords keep the damage isolated to that one account.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
However, at least 26 of shadow fleet vessels have breached the US blockade line as of Monday, according to Lloyd’s List Intelligence, a maritime intelligence firm.
—Alayna Treene, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
The Fox River breached the shoreline along the Fox River Trail between South Island and Mill Street, according to the news release.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
The defence that conceded just 16 goals in 46 Championship matches last season — an English League record — has been breached 68 times in 34 Premier League games, looking far too easy to score against.
—Andy Jones, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
The gorilla breached his enclosure and made it into the surrounding city area, an event that resulted in injury to a 2-year-old girl and prompted significant safety upgrades at the zoo afterward.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2026
Once the windows and walls are breached, all the combustible things inside like couches, furniture, clothes and plastics quickly erupt and begin sending large showers of dangerous burning embers lofted by heavy wind, setting new fires a block or two away.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
Six weeks later, Hurricane Nicole breached coastal dunes and created several new inlets between the lagoon and the Atlantic Ocean.
—Hannah V. Herrero, The Conversation, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breached
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The move follows arguments from Maduro’s defense team, led by attorney Barry Pollack, that restrictions on payments violated the Sixth Amendment right to counsel by preventing him from choosing his legal representation.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
27 Apr. 2026
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The parents sued the school board and district officials in 2021, alleging that their rights to make decisions about the care and upbringing of their children were violated.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Several days after his defeat, five-term prime minister Viktor Orbán broke his silence.—
Steven P. Dinkin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Martinez was the backup catcher for Cypress’ baseball team until Noah Johnson broke his right hand earlier this month and Martinez moved into the starting lineup.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Breached.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breached. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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