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Recent Examples of break in
Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 7 Jan. 2026
This extends to her longtime silence around her home life, tentatively broken in 2013.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 7 Jan. 2026
Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2025
But an old debt forces him to commit one last break-in at the popular Brasserie Papillon.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Dog owners in Sacramento County are getting a break in January with an amnesty program for licensing their pets.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 7 Jan. 2026
This extends to her longtime silence around her home life, tentatively broken in 2013.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 7 Jan. 2026
Noun
Police said two sought individuals in connection with the break-in appear to be male and were last seen wearing a black sweatshirt, black pants, black sneakers, a neon construction vest, a white construction hat, eye protective wear and were seen carrying black backpacks.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2025
But an old debt forces him to commit one last break-in at the popular Brasserie Papillon.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for break in
Verb
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What now is the difference between the United States attacking Venezuela in order to install new leadership and Russia invading Ukraine to effect annexation and leadership change?—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Jan. 2026
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The drug-trafficking-as-armed-attack line simply doesn’t work—not as a justification for bombing fishing boats in international waters in the Caribbean, and not for invading a foreign country and kidnapping its president.—
Elie Mystal,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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While resting on the boat, Victor begins telling his story to the ship’s captain, Anderson (Lars Mikkelsen), but is interrupted midway by the Creature, who has made it aboard.—
Yasmeen Hamadeh,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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Seven of the past 11 days of racing at the Vuelta were cut short or interrupted because Spain's government estimated more than 100,000 people were on the streets in Madrid during the final stage in September.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Authorities said police responded to reports of a burglary early morning, when security staff alerted officers of the troubling incident.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the burglary.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
6 Jan. 2026
Verb
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But Gallagher couldn’t bear robbing the audience — and Marissa — of the satisfaction of his downfall.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
8 Nov. 2025
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An 88-year-old Seattle woman was hospitalized with serious injuries after a man violently assaulted and robbed her, biting off her finger and stealing her jewelry, police say.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Some sliver of the original concept survived through production, only to be cut in post-production.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
6 Jan. 2026
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Diggs recorded two of his three catches on first down, including his 34-yarder on a deep in-cut in the second half.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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He was charged in 2002 with being the getaway driver for two gunmen who killed a Brinks armored car driver, Dena Monique Daniels, during a holdup that year in Berkeley.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
6 Jan. 2026
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The Panama Canal’s administrator, Ricaurte Vásquez Morales, said the holdup over the Panama ports deal led the ACP to explore the terminal proposals.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
17 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Staged to look like a random mugging of a courier, the robbery was, in fact, a sophisticated heist that would ultimately involve the Provisional IRA, the New York mafia and the Colombian cartel.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
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The mugging of his early selfies has vanished.—
David Kamp,
New Yorker,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Break in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/break%20in. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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