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
But, Koontz added, there was no breech of the hull and no structural damage.
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Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2025
Dragoons followed in leather breeches and woolen gaiters, dismounted for the moment but hopeful of finding American horses ahead.
—/ Cbs News, CBS News, 13 June 2025
When Joséphine’s daughter, Hortense, goes into early labor with her baby in breech, mother and daughter are forced into an impossible decision between saving Hortense’s life or her child’s.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 11 June 2025
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer suggested the acceptance of the plane is an unprecedented breech of American standards.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 12 May 2025
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Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2025
Dragoons followed in leather breeches and woolen gaiters, dismounted for the moment but hopeful of finding American horses ahead.
—/ Cbs News, CBS News, 13 June 2025
When Joséphine’s daughter, Hortense, goes into early labor with her baby in breech, mother and daughter are forced into an impossible decision between saving Hortense’s life or her child’s.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 11 June 2025
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer suggested the acceptance of the plane is an unprecedented breech of American standards.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breech
Noun
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Simons would stand near Lillard’s seat and receive a high-level basketball education from the All-Star point guard.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The Zone 4 seat is up for reelection in March 2026.—
Edward McKinnon,
Arkansas Online,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This striking baked blush certainly has my attention — its marbled design includes multiple colors and illuminating pigments to give your cheeks a fresh, radiant look with one dusting.—
Clara McMahon,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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These looks often emphasize exaggerated features, painted-on rosy cheeks, and stitched details, incorporating eerie and whimsical elements.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Over the weekend, the actress was spotted attending a play in New York City while wearing a slouchy, beige button-up cardigan styled with coordinating slacks.—
Averi Baudler,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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Hall’s subversion of menswear — floppy hats, loose slacks and oversized collared shirts, or a necktie bursting out from the bottom of a waistcoat — was, in many ways, Keaton’s own.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In previous Fortune coverage of inflation’s long tail, consumers’ coping tactics have included trading down brands, shrinking baskets, delaying car repairs, and leaning on credit cards.—
Ashley Lutz,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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With Arch Bug on their tails, and not knowing whether their son has hired their time-traveling gene, Henry grabs Julia at the last second and presses all of their hands to the stones at the same time.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Bill got his second deer, and hurt his bum knee while packing out the animal.—
Marguerite Reiss,
Outdoor Life,
9 Oct. 2025
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Cora planned for his players to test the right fielder’s bum elbow — the Red Sox always attack pinstriped vulnerabilities on the basepaths — and sure enough Nick Sogard turned a single into a double in the seventh because Judge can’t throw the ball.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The second was hit at 338 paces in the rump.—
Jack O'Connor,
Outdoor Life,
24 Sep. 2025
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His skin was taut with strength; his rump came right off his back like his father’s.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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In the second game of the series, Dodgers ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched a no-hitter until his last batter, Jackson Holiday, hit a home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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The pastel hues are broken up at the bottom of this pair with burgundy rubber below the shoe’s signature Abzorb SBS cushioning pods.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Breech.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breech. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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