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break into

VERB
burglarize
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG




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On Earth, the crust is broken into moving plates that collide, pull apart, and grind past one another.

From Science Daily

Lucy Gabb is currently working in a cafe in London while trying to break into the publishing industry.

From BBC

The Mediterranean crust here is broken into smaller microplates that shift, sink, and partially melt, fueling both earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.

From Science Daily

Reul said that computer systems in the bank show that the first box was broken into at 10:45 on 27 December and the last at 14:44.

From BBC

These Olympians, almost none of them were alive when Snoop broke into music, the lithe kid from Long Beach alongside Dr. Dre.

From The Wall Street Journal