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break

[breyk] / breɪk /










VERB
better a performance
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG




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Break Room 86 doesn’t open until 9 p.m., so check out Openaire for a sunset dinner.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

Break these policies down, and none of them are deal-killers to immigration enforcement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

“Big Market Break Is Laid to ‘Wolf,’ ” the Atlanta Constitution wrote on Oct.

From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026

By 31 he had written “Ulysses,” “Morte d’Arthur,” “Break, Break, Break” and the visionary “Locksley Hall,” which Mr. Holmes rightly places in the science-fiction tradition of Jules Verne and H.G.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Student Council is holding an election before Winter Break.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson




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