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
Fossil fuels are also behind the new boundary breaching—the ocean absorbs some of the atmosphere’s excess carbon dioxide, causing waters to become more acidic.
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Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2025
The bison roaming Yellowstone National Park, an elephant herd thundering across the African terrain in Tanzania or Botswana, a humpback whale breaching off the coast of Hawaii or Mexico.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2025
Jonson’s remarks reflect the growing concerns in the alliance about how to respond to the threat posed by Russia which is accused of breaching the airspace of NATO’s eastern flank members Poland, Romania with drones and Estonia with fighter jets.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
In August, Westside Merchandising filed a lawsuit against the Baton Rouge rapper for allegedly breaching an agreement tied to tour merchandise.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Companies see the benefits but also understand the real risks of breaching customer trust, which can include severe reputational and business damage.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
In March, Ben & Jerry’s accused Unilever of breaching its merger agreement for ousting its then-CEO David Stever over the brand’s public comments on progressive issues.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
The group has been on a hacking spree for the last several months, breaching Salesforce systems that provide customer relationship management (CRM) services to several high-profile companies, such as Adidas and Google.
—PC Magazine, 16 Sep. 2025
In a photo released by the company, a pair of the whales can be seen breaching the choppy surface, pointing their smooth, tapered heads into the air.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2025
The bison roaming Yellowstone National Park, an elephant herd thundering across the African terrain in Tanzania or Botswana, a humpback whale breaching off the coast of Hawaii or Mexico.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2025
Jonson’s remarks reflect the growing concerns in the alliance about how to respond to the threat posed by Russia which is accused of breaching the airspace of NATO’s eastern flank members Poland, Romania with drones and Estonia with fighter jets.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
In August, Westside Merchandising filed a lawsuit against the Baton Rouge rapper for allegedly breaching an agreement tied to tour merchandise.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Companies see the benefits but also understand the real risks of breaching customer trust, which can include severe reputational and business damage.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
In March, Ben & Jerry’s accused Unilever of breaching its merger agreement for ousting its then-CEO David Stever over the brand’s public comments on progressive issues.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
The group has been on a hacking spree for the last several months, breaching Salesforce systems that provide customer relationship management (CRM) services to several high-profile companies, such as Adidas and Google.
—PC Magazine, 16 Sep. 2025
In a photo released by the company, a pair of the whales can be seen breaching the choppy surface, pointing their smooth, tapered heads into the air.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breaching
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But the remarks follow Russian drone incursions into Poland as well as Russian fighter jets violating Estonian airspace, forcing NATO to intercept them.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
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Board meetings were also being held in secret, violating state law.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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The therapy works by breaking a cycle.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Oct. 2025
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For those on the cusp of breaking into senior football, however, conditions are in a state of flux.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Breaching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breaching. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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