BREACHING Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

breaching

verb

present participle of breach

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 The American Federation of Musicians (AFM), a union for session musicians, is suing Universal Music Group (UMG) and Warner Music Group (WMG) for breaching their collective bargaining agreement over use of their music by AI programs. —

Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 8 June 2026 Also over the weekend, an 8-foot white shark in Nantucket Sound south of Centerville Harbor was spotted breaching near a fisherman’s boat. —

Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 8 June 2026 Both Israel and Hamas have accused the other of breaching the ceasefire and their commitments under the agreement. —

Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 6 June 2026 Peters was the first local election official to be charged with breaching security after the 2020 election. —

Los Angeles Times, 1 June 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

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Jiankui spent three years in prison and was fined three million yuan (about $430,000 at the time) for violating medical regulations.

— Laura Dattaro, Scientific American, 10 June 2026
The determination concludes a six-month investigation by the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division into Davis Med’s admissions practices, which found the school guilty of violating a landmark 2023 Supreme Court decision that banned affirmative action in university admissions.

— Sophia Mandt, The Washington Examiner, 10 June 2026