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break

[breyk] / breɪk /










VERB
better a performance
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG




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Appeared in the May 30, 2026, print edition as 'Ships Go ‘Dark’ to Break Blockade'.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

Break down the chronology of your and Christian’s relationship.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Another one of his tattoos is from another television series, Prison Break - and he is still waiting to feel the freedom to perform and for his talent to truly break out.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

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

From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026

Break a rule in front of her, put just one toe out of line, and she’d whisk off for Filch, who’d appear, wheezing, two seconds later.

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling




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