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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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
The mind thrills to imagine a genderless prophet among the brocades and buckskin breeches of Revolutionary America, weirding out the normies, sticking a flower in the barrel of a musket, and goading the new nation to let its hair down—literally.
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Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
But as the months went on, her baby was not only measuring in the 99th percentile, but two weeks ahead of schedule and breech.
—Leigh Scheps, Parents, 13 Dec. 2025
That was Wilson, the genial leather-breeches maker, shoving a soldier to his knees.
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
Ultimately, there were over 50 levee breeches, leaving 80% of the city of New Orleans underwater, per NOAA.
—Avalon Hester, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
But as the months went on, her baby was not only measuring in the 99th percentile, but two weeks ahead of schedule and breech.
—Leigh Scheps, Parents, 13 Dec. 2025
That was Wilson, the genial leather-breeches maker, shoving a soldier to his knees.
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
Ultimately, there were over 50 levee breeches, leaving 80% of the city of New Orleans underwater, per NOAA.
—Avalon Hester, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breech
Noun
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After winning a landslide victory earlier this year that put her Liberal Democratic Party in the driver’s seat, Takaichi now needs to deliver on the fundamental, kitchen-table issues facing the Japanese economy.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Mar. 2026
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The couple are some of the first to take their seats 20 minutes before the telecast starts.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
16 Mar. 2026
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The multipurpose color product provides a smooth, velvety matte flush wherever applied, from cheeks to lips, with highly pigmented color to boot.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
17 Mar. 2026
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Her makeup, done by Ashley Ysabelle, featured a mix of cool-toned beige on her eyes and lips with a subtle flush of pink on her cheeks.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
16 Mar. 2026
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Pair them with a suit that’s also a bit irreverent, like high-rise slacks with a matching cropped jacket.—
Alison Syrett Cleary,
InStyle,
14 Mar. 2026
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First, down at his sweat-wicking polo, then at his loose-fitting slacks.—
Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Her assignment, along with another non-skiing ski bum friend of hers, was to secure that spot.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
15 Mar. 2026
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Trying to warm up your bum from the cold was said to produce heavier periods.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Mar. 2026
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Many birds, for example, produce feathers with elaborate color patterns – from the iridescent plumage of many hummingbirds to the famously brilliant tail of a peacock.—
Logan S. James,
The Conversation,
19 Mar. 2026
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The Pittsburgh office of the National Weather Service posted a dramatic video on X, captured by one of its employees, showing a fireball with a long tail hurtling across a cloudless sky.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
17 Mar. 2026
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The women stood on the doorsteps with their rumps to the crowd, skirts lifted to flash tattered green knickers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 2026
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The lineage of her home party, Fratelli d’Italia, or Brothers of Italy, traces back to the rump of Mussolini’s fascists.—
Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2026
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And then Venezuela rallied in the top of the ninth and Palencia closed it with a shutout bottom of the ninth.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
18 Mar. 2026
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King agreed that the catcher is going to have the best view, especially because the top and bottom of the zone can fluctuate from, for example, the 5-foot-6 Jose Altuve to the 6-7 Aaron Judge.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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By the end of the 2009 Open, a braying heckler had complimented Vijay Singh on his posterior, and the United States Golf Association cut off alcohol sales early.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
26 Sep. 2025
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People with flat feet and those with hip tightness can be more prone to shin splints, as can those with tightness or weakness in the calves or tibialis posterior (the muscle on the backside of the shin bone), Dr. Betiku adds.—
Jenny McCoy,
SELF,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Breech.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breech. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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