as in violating
to fail to keep
a builder being sued by a homeowner for breaching a contract
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Recent Examples of breaching
Peters was the first local election official to be charged with breaching security after the 2020 election.
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Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
The agreement is expected to extend the current shaky ceasefire that has been in place since early April, though both sides have accused the other of breaching it with continued strikes.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 30 May 2026
The group ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for breaching Instructure, the company behind the learning management system used by about 40% of universities.
—Tarika Barrett, Fortune, 29 May 2026
Beautiful beaches, breaching whales and blazing volcanoes aside, the melting pot of cultures amid your enchanting islands has certainly created the most delicious one.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2026
The Federal Reserve's June 2025 stress tests concluded banks could absorb losses from a severe recession involving private credit funds without breaching minimum capital requirements.
—Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Athletes must obtain a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) to avoid breaching anti-doping rules.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 27 May 2026
Salt water intrusion Flooding, and salt water breaching the top of the spillway, are not the only problem.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 23 May 2026
Musk filed his lawsuit in 2024, accusing Altman and OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman of unjustly enriching themselves, and OpenAI of breaching its duty as a nonprofit by starting a for-profit wing and taking billions in investment from Microsoft (also named as a defendant).
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2026
Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
The agreement is expected to extend the current shaky ceasefire that has been in place since early April, though both sides have accused the other of breaching it with continued strikes.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 30 May 2026
The group ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for breaching Instructure, the company behind the learning management system used by about 40% of universities.
—Tarika Barrett, Fortune, 29 May 2026
Beautiful beaches, breaching whales and blazing volcanoes aside, the melting pot of cultures amid your enchanting islands has certainly created the most delicious one.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2026
The Federal Reserve's June 2025 stress tests concluded banks could absorb losses from a severe recession involving private credit funds without breaching minimum capital requirements.
—Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Athletes must obtain a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) to avoid breaching anti-doping rules.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 27 May 2026
Salt water intrusion Flooding, and salt water breaching the top of the spillway, are not the only problem.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 23 May 2026
Musk filed his lawsuit in 2024, accusing Altman and OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman of unjustly enriching themselves, and OpenAI of breaching its duty as a nonprofit by starting a for-profit wing and taking billions in investment from Microsoft (also named as a defendant).
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breaching
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Both Israel and Hezbollah — which was not party to the ceasefire — accuse each other daily of violating the truce.—
Khaled Wassef,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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Section 301 allows the USTR to investigate countries potentially violating other nations’ trade agreements or practices that hurt US business.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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Even those of us who aren’t actively breaking still feel the malaise.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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Arenado’s 33rd career home run against the Dodgers came in the seventh inning on Monday night, bringing an outstanding start by Emmet Sheehan to a crashing halt and breaking a 1-1 tie.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
2 June 2026
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“Breaching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breaching. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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