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
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.
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Christine Clarridge, Axios, 7 Mar. 2025
Per standards set by the United Nations (U.N.), all structures next to runways should be made of a breakable material.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
Korea Airports Corporation’s safety standards have come into question, with critics arguing that if the antenna array had been installed on a more easily breakable mount, as in many other airports, the disaster might have been less severe.
—Jin Yu Young, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Here are all the new maps: Bounty (Launch) Bounty is a new 6v6, medium-sized core map where players will face off against each other in a crime lord's luxurious skyscraper, complete with a penthouse, nightclub, a skylight with breakable glass, and more shiny areas.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
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Christine Clarridge, Axios, 7 Mar. 2025
Per standards set by the United Nations (U.N.), all structures next to runways should be made of a breakable material.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
Korea Airports Corporation’s safety standards have come into question, with critics arguing that if the antenna array had been installed on a more easily breakable mount, as in many other airports, the disaster might have been less severe.
—Jin Yu Young, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Here are all the new maps: Bounty (Launch) Bounty is a new 6v6, medium-sized core map where players will face off against each other in a crime lord's luxurious skyscraper, complete with a penthouse, nightclub, a skylight with breakable glass, and more shiny areas.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breakable
Adjective
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Fiber optic cable, in my opinion, is more fragile than traditional solid-copper coaxial cable.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
10 May 2025
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Even in the best of times, long-term observations can be very fragile.—
Eric Morgan,
Wired News,
10 May 2025
Adjective
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This transformation requires a delicate balancing act.—
Miles Ward,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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The walls of the rectum (the inside of your butt) are delicate.—
Alexander Cheves,
Them.,
16 May 2025
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“Breakable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breakable. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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