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Recent Examples of break in
Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
The ability to do laundry during breaks in the workday is a lifesaver, the assemblymember said outside the hearing room.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026
ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Neighbors said there was at least one break-in attempt at the house.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
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Verb
After a break in this week’s episode, former pro soccer star and World Cup veteran Matt Besler talks about this summer’s global tournament.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
The ability to do laundry during breaks in the workday is a lifesaver, the assemblymember said outside the hearing room.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
In addition to the financial evidence, prosecutors also found only Nick's DNA on the gun, and several witnesses testified there were no signs of a break-in.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Neighbors said there was at least one break-in attempt at the house.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for break in
Verb
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The escalation has now resulted in Israel, with Trump holding their hand in this Thelma and Louise-style adventure, invading two sovereign countries (Lebanon and Iran) and brazenly hitting nuclear power plants, prompting Russia to warn the world of a potential nuclear disaster.—
Rachel Marsden,
Hartford Courant,
5 Apr. 2026
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The video shows the religious leader begging the Lebanese Army not to withdraw from southern Lebanon, as Israel invades.—
Lauren Frayer,
NPR,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The attack was interrupted by two hikers who heard her cries for help.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Explosions interrupted the honking of traffic.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has issued a public advisory after a hidden camera was found in the front yard of a home in Cerritos, another incident in a growing trend of burglary tactics across Southern California.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Jurors on Tuesday also found true allegations that Weathers personally used a firearm causing death and had a prior residential burglary conviction.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Life for a child should be a time of wonder and discovery, but children with cancer are sometimes robbed of those wonders.—
Ross Guidotti,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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He was robbed of the equalizer in the third period when Bobrovsky just got a piece of Geekie’s shot from the top of the crease.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The experimental treatment would use CRISPR, a gene-editing tool likened to biological scissors, to make precise cuts in the DNA to turn off a liver gene that prevents lipids — fatty substances including LDL cholesterol and triglycerides — from being cleared from the blood.—
David Cox,
NBC news,
6 Apr. 2026
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Once reserves are depleted, recipients could see a 28% cut in benefits.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Berlin police worked with local and federal law enforcement to investigate the holdup and carried out search warrants later in the day, searching a residence on Route 5 in North Haven and a vehicle suspected to be involved.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
3 Apr. 2026
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The holdup on arresting Tyson is that the public defender originally assigned to Tyson also represents Jones.—
Morgan Rynor,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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An immigrant delivery man bashed unconscious during a botched four-on-one Manhattan mugging died of his injuries months later, cops said Sunday.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
15 Feb. 2026
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That was the only way to see countries' delegations backflipping and mean-mugging from places like Cortina and Livigno, sort of alternating with the parade in Milan.—
Pien Huang,
NPR,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Break in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/break%20in. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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