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break

[breyk] / breɪk /










VERB
better a performance
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG




Example Sentences

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TSA workers have called in sick or quit, leading to staff shortages and long lines at major airports during the heart of spring break travel season.

From Barron's

TSA workers have called in sick or quit, leading to staff shortages and long lines at major airports during the heart of spring break travel season.

From Barron's

It is not simply that the curators have tidied up before letting the public in: Woolf’s “writing lodge” at Monk’s House in Sussex, England, for instance, is suspiciously clear of crumpled envelopes and broken cigarette-holders.

From The Wall Street Journal

Tracking escaping hydrogen is critical because it forms when water molecules break apart, offering a direct clue to how much water Mars is losing.

From Science Daily

“I think we broke a record,” she tells me, smiling and playing with her hair.

From Los Angeles Times