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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
Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 6 Jan. 2026
The recent break-in attempt was reported at a home in Felix Lane, Lt.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 Jan. 2026
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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
In June 2025, there was a break-in attempt at Windsor Castle, nearby the Wales family home.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 6 Jan. 2026
The recent break-in attempt was reported at a home in Felix Lane, Lt.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 Jan. 2026
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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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Minnesota's relatively mild run of weather will be briefly interrupted by some snow showers, gusty winds and frigid wind chills over the weekend.—
Adam Del Rosso,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2026
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The hotel sits on a quiet corner, so your beauty sleep will not be interrupted.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Jan. 2026
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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Last week, in another violent turn, Cargill took to X and Instagram to boast that a man who had attempted to rob his gun store had potentially met a violent end.—
Paul Flahive,
Austin American Statesman,
12 Jan. 2026
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Rocking, jerking, and twisting in your seat introduces momentum, which only robs you of the full benefits of the exercise.—
Jenessa Connor,
Health,
11 Jan. 2026
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 13 Jan. 2026.
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