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Recent Examples of breaker
Start by turning off the breaker to the bathroom.
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Kendall Bettle, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2025
Lohmann is also equipped with an efficient ice-breaker.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
If that momentum carries over, the Huskies have a game-breaker.
—Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 18 Aug. 2025
And each quorum breaker has been racking up $500-a-day fines for their absence, on top of threats of removal and arrest, as well as the logistical cost of living away from their homes.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 16 Aug. 2025
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Kendall Bettle, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2025
Lohmann is also equipped with an efficient ice-breaker.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
If that momentum carries over, the Huskies have a game-breaker.
—Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 18 Aug. 2025
And each quorum breaker has been racking up $500-a-day fines for their absence, on top of threats of removal and arrest, as well as the logistical cost of living away from their homes.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 16 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breaker
Noun
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The swells could produce life-threatening surf and rip currents, according to the National Weather Service.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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There are many Space Coast surf schools to choose from, and never a bad time of year to get in the water.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In the scope was one of the many tiny fish bones that were found that day, probably belonging to a small comber or a wrasse.—
Paul Greenberg,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Dec. 2022
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The destructive combers continued to undermine dwellings near the water’s edge at West Newport Beach.—
Scott Harrison,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Sep. 2019
Noun
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Her bouncy blowout included her signature soft curls that blew against the wind.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
4 Sep. 2025
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As summer winds down and your strands have endured heatwaves, pool days, and sweaty workouts, your curls might be begging for a break.—
Larry Stansbury,
Essence,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The island is so close to shore and the water in the bay, which the breeze had rucked into a frenzy of small whitecaps, didn’t seem to be giving the smaller fishing boats any trouble.—
Emma Sloley
August 14,
Literary Hub,
14 Aug. 2025
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The tip of the wave spills over and breaks into foam, or whitecap, releasing the excess energy.—
Francesco Fedele,
The Conversation,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Small pups get the first splash, followed by bigger dogs ready to make waves.—
Tiffani Jackson Skinner,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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If conditions are right, the clusters swirl into a storm known as a tropical wave or tropical depression.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The wet and dry cleaner has a self-cleaning roller mop with a 12-point hydration system.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
6 Sep. 2025
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Some sat sunken in the leather roller chairs in front of their lockers.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Breaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breaker. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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