1
as in invaded
to enter a house or building by force usually with illegal intent
the burglars broke in by smashing a window
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2
as in interrupted
to cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion
he rudely broke in to drop the names of several celebrities that he had met
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Recent Examples of broken in
Chris talks about being broken in every possible way a person can be.
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Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
Louisville’s equipment staff arrives with 10-12 balls broken in and ready for game use, as well as a host of other balls used in pregame that aren’t for game use.
—David Ubben, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Davidson said Cline had surgery to repair her jaw which was broken in three places and was discharged from the hospital a couple of days ago and is recovering at her home in Kentucky.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Sep. 2025
Hypersonic missiles capable of flying well in excess of five times the speed of sound promise to revolutionize warfare and aviation in general in a manner not seen since the sound barrier was broken in 1947.
—New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2025
Having started reasonably well, her serve then started letting her down and she was broken in three straight service games to fall behind in the match.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
Louisville’s equipment staff arrives with 10-12 balls broken in and ready for game use, as well as a host of other balls used in pregame that aren’t for game use.
—David Ubben, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Davidson said Cline had surgery to repair her jaw which was broken in three places and was discharged from the hospital a couple of days ago and is recovering at her home in Kentucky.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Sep. 2025
Hypersonic missiles capable of flying well in excess of five times the speed of sound promise to revolutionize warfare and aviation in general in a manner not seen since the sound barrier was broken in 1947.
—New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2025
Having started reasonably well, her serve then started letting her down and she was broken in three straight service games to fall behind in the match.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for broken in
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Others say the name arose because the Muslim Turks first invaded Albania by way of the mountains in the fourteenth century.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.—
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Romo was starting to describe how Mahomes was complaining about the attempt being unsuccessful when he was interrupted by the Chiefs running the ball and picking up the first down.—
Jayna Bardahl,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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His interception interrupted a 48-yard drive that appeared headed straight for the end zone.—
Justin Barrasso,
Boston Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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The Louvre was robbed The museum is closed while police investigate.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
20 Oct. 2025
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The thieves who brazenly robbed the Louvre Museum in Paris and stole priceless jewelry in one of the most daring museum heists in recent memory may have been hired by a private collector, officials said.—
Bonny Chu , Ronn Blitzer,
FOXNews.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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The requests come at a fiscally unstable time for the district, which has had to make tens of millions of dollars worth of cuts in recent years to maintain local control.—
Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
19 Oct. 2025
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Using a pastry blender, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Broken in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broken%20in. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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