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Definitions

break through

VERB
appear
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arrive come come out crop up develop emerge materialize occur pop up present show show up surface turn out turn up
STRONG
arise attend expose issue loom recur rise spring
WEAK
be present be within view blow in bob up breeze in check in clock in come forth come into view come to light drop in make the scene pop in punch in punch the clock ring in roll in time in
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abandon conceal depart disappear go hide leave miss
WEAK
be real
VERB
loom
Synonyms
STRONGEST
brew come on dominate emerge hover mount overshadow portend soar stand out threaten
STRONG
approach await bulk dawn emanate figure gather impend impress issue lower menace near overhang overtop rear rise show top tower
WEAK
be at hand be coming be forthcoming be imminent be in the cards be in the wind be near become visible come forth come into view come on the scene hang over make up seem huge seem large take shape
Antonyms
STRONGEST
decline fall leave
STRONG
abandon descend drop neglect
VERB
pierce
Synonyms
STRONG
bore break cleave crack drill enter gash incise intrude perforate plow prick probe puncture slash slice slit spike stab transfix
WEAK
break in crack open pass through run through stick into
Antonyms
STRONG
close fix join leave mend sew unite withdraw
WEAK
sew up

Example Sentences

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If ever there was a tournament where it made sense for Woodland to break through, it was the Houston Open.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

"We have two main strategies to break through this limit," says Yoichi Sasaki, Associate Professor at Kyushu University's Faculty of Engineering.

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026

If stocks sink on Thursday, the S&P 500 could break through the critical support level.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

While El Barbry's income is growing, Willment explains the success of streamers who have built audiences "overshadows" the fact that "thousands, if not millions of people" are earning nothing, trying to break through.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

She knew that they were in a desperately cramped position inside the shell and were most anxious to break through and get out.

From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.