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as in invades
to enter a house or building by force usually with illegal intent
the burglars broke in by smashing a window
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as in interrupts
to cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion
he rudely broke in to drop the names of several celebrities that he had met
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Recent Examples of breaks in
The arena game-ops crew even played the game live on the scoreboard during the first two periods — full screen during breaks in the action — making for some wild mood swings.
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Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Lunch over, there’s refreshments in the Lounge Bar, where staff, who ride with the train for the full 24-hour trip, taking breaks in their own cabins, have less expansive concerns.
—Antonia Mortensen, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
To minimize risks during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) advises incorporating frequent rest breaks in shaded or air-conditioned areas.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2025
The donation, which breaks in tradition for how the military is usually funded, through Congressional appropriations, faces some legal and ethical challenges.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
The process of fluffing the tree took roughly an hour with a few breaks in between to rest my arms—a nice arm workout!
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 20 Oct. 2025
As for the tourney’s final broadcast, NBC figures the lazy Sunday allure of afternoon channel surfing should help lure viewers to the links during breaks in the NFL action.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Similar to the Kansas game, Mizzou caught a handful of breaks in coverage with misfires from the quarterback.
—Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2025
The channel decided to eschew analysis and expert punditry during the many breaks in play for the 6pm game in favour of in-studio games featuring two teams of friends and family competing for prizes.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Lunch over, there’s refreshments in the Lounge Bar, where staff, who ride with the train for the full 24-hour trip, taking breaks in their own cabins, have less expansive concerns.
—Antonia Mortensen, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
To minimize risks during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) advises incorporating frequent rest breaks in shaded or air-conditioned areas.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2025
The donation, which breaks in tradition for how the military is usually funded, through Congressional appropriations, faces some legal and ethical challenges.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
The process of fluffing the tree took roughly an hour with a few breaks in between to rest my arms—a nice arm workout!
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 20 Oct. 2025
As for the tourney’s final broadcast, NBC figures the lazy Sunday allure of afternoon channel surfing should help lure viewers to the links during breaks in the NFL action.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Similar to the Kansas game, Mizzou caught a handful of breaks in coverage with misfires from the quarterback.
—Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2025
The channel decided to eschew analysis and expert punditry during the many breaks in play for the 6pm game in favour of in-studio games featuring two teams of friends and family competing for prizes.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breaks in
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In contrast, prostate cancer tumors will often have an irregular shape with blurred edges as the cancer invades surrounding tissue.—
MD Published,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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Israel invades Gaza as UN report alleges genocide.—
Sam Tobin,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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Vahid even interrupts an engagement photo shoot of Shiva’s (Mariam Afshari) for Goli (Hadis Pakbaten) and Ali (Madj Panahi) to see if two of three can tag him.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
28 Oct. 2025
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Potential solutions Presently, most astronauts rely on medication that interrupts the brain’s ability to use hormones to trigger motion sickness.—
Taylor Lonner,
The Conversation,
21 Oct. 2025
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The movie tries to pick up the threads of previous films, but, in attempting to make Myers more mystical, this film robs him of his knife-edge menace.—
Chris Snellgrove,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement Displacement robs people of agency.—
Cas Holman,
Time,
21 Oct. 2025
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