1
as in seat
the part of the body upon which someone sits
plant yourselves on your breeches on that bench and listen to what I have to say
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2
as in pants
breeches plural
an outer garment covering each leg separately from waist to ankle
the mounted riders look striking in their red coats and white breeches
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Recent Examples of breech
Huntsman’s recent fall-winter collection, billed as its most comprehensive assortment yet, offered everything from tuxedos to shooting breeches.
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Aleks Cvetkovic, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2025
The rest of the items Mr. Washington wore that day — breeches, a waistcoat, a linen shirt, a type of decorative neckwear known as a jabot — are missing.
—Alexander Nazaryan, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Michiganders can file complaints within a range of topics including data breeches, health and travel club memberships, price gouging, grandparent scams and more.
—Eric Guzmán, Detroit Free Press, 31 Dec. 2024
If your baby is breech, the ultrasound can determine the type of breech position your baby is in, such as frank breech or complete breech.
—Donna Murray, Rn, Parents, 25 July 2024
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Aleks Cvetkovic, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2025
The rest of the items Mr. Washington wore that day — breeches, a waistcoat, a linen shirt, a type of decorative neckwear known as a jabot — are missing.
—Alexander Nazaryan, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Michiganders can file complaints within a range of topics including data breeches, health and travel club memberships, price gouging, grandparent scams and more.
—Eric Guzmán, Detroit Free Press, 31 Dec. 2024
If your baby is breech, the ultrasound can determine the type of breech position your baby is in, such as frank breech or complete breech.
—Donna Murray, Rn, Parents, 25 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breech
Noun
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Center row seats also slide and tilt for third row access, adding another layer of accessibility; these seats can slide forward even with a child car seat installed making the third row very usable.—
Scotty Reiss,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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The renovation will also add 2,000 seats in the courtside-level bowl.—
Jessica Golden,
CNBC,
19 May 2025
Noun
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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
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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
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But a clear victory for democracy in Bangladesh, a country of 170 million people, carried a sting in its tail.—
Simon Montlake,
Christian Science Monitor,
16 May 2025
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Nobody’s going to beat you the last 150 meters, the Denver East senior assured herself, as Lakewood’s Eliana Angelino rode her tail.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
16 May 2025
Noun
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This was all done with a bum wrist, which posed as an inconvenience to him at times.—
Hannah Kirby,
Journal Sentinel,
4 Aug. 2024
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Tommy, left to prosecute the case against Rusty, has inherited a bum gig.—
Vinson Cunningham,
The New Yorker,
26 July 2024
Noun
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Atatürk forged the modern Turkish state from the rump of the Ottoman Empire in part by focusing Turkish identity on nation rather than on faith.—
Reuel Marc Gerecht,
The Atlantic,
19 Apr. 2025
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Their procedural only ups the ante as the boys raid a KKK rally (one of the members is played by Michael Shannon), and Mike betrays his best friend two times over — accidentally shooting him in the rump and secretly dating his younger sister, DEA Special Agent Syd (Gabrielle Union).—
Rendy Jones,
EW.com,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In the clip, the Rare Beauty founder shakes her hips, squats to the floor and shows off her posterior to the camera.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
3 Sep. 2019
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Anterior-posterior is the forward-backward force, which measures the acceleration or braking that occurs while running.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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And an outright bad host (see the bottom) can make the 90-minute show seem interminable and out of touch.—
Omar L. Gallaga,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2025
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Matthias Rietschel | Reuters Shares of Volkswagen were down 5% at 8:36 a.m. in London on Monday, taking the German carmaker to the bottom of the regional Stoxx 600 index.—
Chloe Taylor,Holly Ellyatt,Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
19 May 2025
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Heavy black smoke in the kitchen at the rear of the unoccupied residence was discovered by firefighters upon arrival.—
Courier-News,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
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The Jesko Absolut has fins in the rear instead of a wing like the normal Jesko to decrease downforce and increase stability.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
8 May 2025
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“Breech.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breech. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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