breasting

present participle of breast

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breasting
Verb
  • The footage shows what appeared to be more than a hundred protesters gathered outside a building at night, chanting and confronting lines of armed federal personnel.
    Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Church member Greg Mikat was shot three times, according to the GoFundMe his sister has organized, sustaining injuries to his leg and chest and remains hospitalized, after confronting the gunman.
    Georgea Kovanis, Freep.com, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Some of the world’s most prominent business leaders started out in customer-facing roles.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
  • To respond, Benbrook quarterback Brennan Barton notched a clutch two yard rushing score facing fourth down.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Oct. 2025
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“Breasting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breasting. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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