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
Secure hazards like electrical cords that curious cats and dogs might want to chew, and store fragile, breakable items out of reach where they can’t be knocked over.
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Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 May 2025
As Traders ‘Sell America’ A bicycle suitable for everyday use in Sub-Saharan African or South America must be tough and have as few breakable parts as possible.
—Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Intraplate or deep quakes, like the 2001 Nisqually quake, cause less surface shaking.
Subduction zone quakes are the most powerful.
Get your home earthquake-ready by anchoring heavy furniture, water heaters and appliances and putting breakable things onto lower shelves.
—Christine Clarridge, Axios, 7 Mar. 2025
Critics of safety standards at Son's former company, Korea Airports Corporation, have asked whether the crash would have been less deadly if the antenna array had been built on a more breakable or movable base.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
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Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 May 2025
As Traders ‘Sell America’ A bicycle suitable for everyday use in Sub-Saharan African or South America must be tough and have as few breakable parts as possible.
—Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Intraplate or deep quakes, like the 2001 Nisqually quake, cause less surface shaking.
Subduction zone quakes are the most powerful.
Get your home earthquake-ready by anchoring heavy furniture, water heaters and appliances and putting breakable things onto lower shelves.
—Christine Clarridge, Axios, 7 Mar. 2025
Critics of safety standards at Son's former company, Korea Airports Corporation, have asked whether the crash would have been less deadly if the antenna array had been built on a more breakable or movable base.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breakable
Adjective
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The institutions of the new democracy were fragile, and the military still wielded enough influence to block meaningful accountability.—
Julia Vargas Jones,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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The gown has since become too fragile to showcase and doesn’t leave the museum.—
Ariana Quihuiz,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
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At breakfast, expect Okinawan-style waffles with sweet red beans, Vietnamese pho, and delicate local tofu.—
Kaila Yu,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The rising sun turned the snow a delicate pink, and beads of frost glittered like diamonds on the trees.—
Jack Atcheson Sr. as told to Michael Hanback,
Outdoor Life,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Breakable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breakable. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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