as in fragile
easily broken
elderly people's bones can be highly breakable if they suffer from osteoporosis
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Recent Examples of breakable
There’s the travel wrap that doubles as a blanket for the cabin; the perfectly sized weekender bag that can be used to house gifts too breakable to check with your luggage; the sleek shoes that slip off easily at security and are ready to go for a just-off-the-flight lunch date.
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Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2025
The glass used to make Christmas lights is also fragile and breakable, so handle your lights with care and replace the string if even one bulb breaks.
—Kylie Petty, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Nov. 2025
For example, to manage very high operating temperatures, the Burevestnik missile’s reactor may have a brittle, more breakable ceramic construction.
—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2025
While the slower speed and emphasis on physics, from the long-distance drop of bullet trajectories to the breakable foundations of structures, are a huge part of Battlefield’s DNA, there’s also just an inherent silliness to some of the tactics that stir joy.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025
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Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2025
The glass used to make Christmas lights is also fragile and breakable, so handle your lights with care and replace the string if even one bulb breaks.
—Kylie Petty, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Nov. 2025
For example, to manage very high operating temperatures, the Burevestnik missile’s reactor may have a brittle, more breakable ceramic construction.
—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2025
While the slower speed and emphasis on physics, from the long-distance drop of bullet trajectories to the breakable foundations of structures, are a huge part of Battlefield’s DNA, there’s also just an inherent silliness to some of the tactics that stir joy.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breakable
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By capturing organisms in extraordinary detail, resources like Antscan create a permanent, high-resolution record of life’s architecture—an anatomical time capsule that can be queried and revisited long after fragile specimens degrade or wild populations vanish.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
5 Mar. 2026
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Be careful though, as lampshades are fragile and can even become brittle.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 Mar. 2026
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These delicate items can’t be tossed in the washing machine, which leaves many people unsure how to clean them.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 Mar. 2026
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On her feet were a pair of the strappy peep-toe heels with a delicate ankle strap.—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Breakable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breakable. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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