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Recent Examples of breaker
Water is catching up as the deal breaker.
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Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
For Bruckner, a former collegiate-record breaker and Olympic Trials finalist, that gap felt personal.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 23 Jan. 2026
Reviewers say that this model’s eco mode outputs just the right amount of heat without tripping your breaker.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 23 Jan. 2026
But with 16, that's a straight-up record-breaker.
—Linda Holmes, NPR, 22 Jan. 2026
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Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
For Bruckner, a former collegiate-record breaker and Olympic Trials finalist, that gap felt personal.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 23 Jan. 2026
Reviewers say that this model’s eco mode outputs just the right amount of heat without tripping your breaker.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 23 Jan. 2026
But with 16, that's a straight-up record-breaker.
—Linda Holmes, NPR, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breaker
Noun
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The film uses music, the clippity-clop of hooves and twitching furry ears for her three donkeys — Palaye, Ruperto, Palomo — to surf critical acclaim on the film festival circuit to the upcoming Academy Awards.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Feb. 2026
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Others combine battered chicken and fish in a single basket for a surf-and-turf-style meal.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
19 Feb. 2026
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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The northeastern part of Norway curls around Sweden and borders Finland, too.—
Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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The cloud of cream cheese over the top is light as air, weighed down with a heap of Parmesan cheese grated so finely the curls disappear on your tongue.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Sportier types flock to the coastal city to carve into Monterey Bay’s endlessly rolling whitecaps.—
Kate Dingwall,
Vogue,
28 Sep. 2025
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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
Noun
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This year, ByteDance’s Doubao platform, a gala sponsor, sent out waves of hongbao or red envelopes with virtual cash to users of its AI chatbot app throughout the show, while a comedian at one point asked the app for advice.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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In the meantime, massages can be arranged in your room or on your terrace, which is hardly a compromise—especially since the crashing waves set the soundtrack for every inch of this property.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The show’s creator, Douglas Carter Beane, had a Broadway hit a few years prior with his remake of the campy ’80s roller-skating film Xanadu.—
Sarah Hepola,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Once you’re done with the paint roller, pour any leftover paint back into the can, carefully fold up the foil, and discard.—
Darcy Lenz,
Southern Living,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Breaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breaker. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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