breech

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Recent Examples of breech The flowers along the hike include trout lily and Dutchman’s breeches, a district news release said. Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025 Bear’s breeches are indigenous to North Africa and southern Europe. Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 6 Mar. 2025 This habitat implies drought tolerance, which bear’s breeches possess to a considerable degree. Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 6 Mar. 2025 Huntsman’s recent fall-winter collection, billed as its most comprehensive assortment yet, offered everything from tuxedos to shooting breeches. Aleks Cvetkovic, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for breech
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breech
Noun
  • Tara Davis-Woodhall Earns Diamond League Victory On Final Jump Long jump Olympic champion Tara Davis-Woodhall had fans on the edge of their seats in Hayward Field.
    Katelyn Hutchison, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
  • Of the 152 seats the AfD currently has in the Bundestag , 42 are direct seats, where the respective candidates individually won the districts by majority.
    Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 6 July 2025
Noun
  • An older woman, a friend of my mother’s (my mother was also a teacher at the school), walked over and pinched my cheeks, first one and then the other, as an adult might do to an infant.
    Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Ironically, her swollen face looks plump and round despite her partial buccal fat removal — a procedure that extracts the soft pads of tissue found inside the cheeks to create a slimmer face.
    Leah Dolan, CNN, 22 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Separating the tail from the body is prohibited in state waters.
    Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 5 July 2025
  • Australian Wagyu Tomahawk Ribeye, two cold water lobster tails, and a bottle of Daou Pessimist wine — also is available for $199.
    Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • This was all done with a bum wrist, which posed as an inconvenience to him at times.
    Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2024
  • Tommy, left to prosecute the case against Rusty, has inherited a bum gig.
    Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 26 July 2024
Noun
  • According to Interior Wildlife, the porcupine's rump was the only spot rescuers could reach through the plane's small window opening.
    Moná Thomas, People.com, 5 June 2025
  • The south was not fully occupied by Nazi forces until 1942, with the country administered by a rump state, Vichy France.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • Those who just want to dangle their legs and keep their posteriors affixed for the entire run, though, can still see through the clear water, especially when migrating over to pockets of shade from the trees lining either bank.
    Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 May 2025
  • Lacking muscle One possibility here is that wnt signaling is widely active in the posterior of the embryo at this point, blocking formation of anterior structures.
    John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • However, the firework shot out backward, exiting from the bottom of the tube and hitting the teen in the chest, the sheriff’s office said.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2025
  • But the Mets answered in the bottom of the inning with four consecutive one-out singles against Yankees ace Max Fried, including a two-run knock by Francisco Lindor that cut the deficit to 5-2.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 July 2025
Noun
  • At the rear the quad-lamp taillights remain, but the exhaust outlets and lower bumper are revised and have a more cohesive and upscale appearance.
    Karl Brauer, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • The front fascia has larger canards and louvres, the rear has been elongated, and there’s a new double-blade active rear wing, changes that combine to improve aerodynamic efficiency and produce more downforce.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 26 June 2025

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“Breech.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breech. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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