breaker

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Recent Examples of breaker Bassett’s costar Hannah Waddingham, meanwhile, wore a dress from Elie Saab, much like Cannes’ dress code rule breaker Heidi Klum. Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 14 May 2025 This tape can carry 200 amps of electrical current – as much as a house’s electrical breaker. Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 6 May 2025 Aggressive rule breakers or not, Brömmelstroet casts doubt on the urban potential for AVs in Europe. Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025 In the down moments, the Princess of Wales chatted amiably with Bernard Morgan, 101, a veteran who worked as a code breaker during the conflict. Danica Kirka, Twin Cities, 5 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for breaker
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breaker
Noun
  • The Coast Guard and the Maui Fire Department sent crews to search for the man, according to officials, and he was spotted by helicopter at about 9:40 a.m. A rescue swimmer was deployed, and the helicopter crew hoisted the man from the surf, officials said.
    Sara Schilling, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2025
  • Getting into the ocean can require special equipment or a helping hand for those who would not otherwise be able to enjoy the surf on their own.
    Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • Many are created in order to address a concern (dandruff, breakage, brittleness) or to work most effectively for a specific hair type (4C curls, wavy hair, gray hair).
    Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 30 June 2025
  • These can range from bodyweight exercises like squats to traditional lifts like curls and rows.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • Keep this fact in mind the next time a scary Jaws scene pops into your head while wading knee-deep into the whitecaps.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
  • The bill sailed through the House but immediately hit whitecaps in the Senate as prominent LGBTQ+ advocacy groups raised murky legal concerns about the proposal, throwing it into limbo.
    Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • William Yang, an analyst at the International Crisis Group, says the policy likely responds to a wave of high-level espionage cases uncovered in March.
    Ashish Valentine, NPR, 29 June 2025
  • In new photos shared by The Daily Mail, Turner and Person can be seen embracing and holding hands at Glastonbury Festival following a wave of breakup rumors.
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • And some newer conversion kits act something like a treadmill mounted to your bike, using rollers to help propel your wheel forward.
    Michael Venutolo-Mantovani, Wired News, 20 June 2025
  • Designed for all skill levels, the lagoon offers everything from gentle rollers for beginners to fast, barreling breaks for advanced wave riders.
    Erin Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 17 June 2025

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“Breaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breaker. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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