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as in violation
a failure to uphold the requirements of law, duty, or obligation
the president's deliberate misstatements were widely seen as a breach of the public trust
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as in offence
a breaking of a moral or legal code
cheating on the exam was a serious breach of the military academy's honor code
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as in gap
an open space in a barrier (as a wall or hedge)
the cat got out of the yard through a breach in the hedge
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as in to violate
to fail to keep
a builder being sued by a homeowner for breaching a contract
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Recent Examples of breach
Samuel Indyk, USA Today, 22 May 2025
Box was convicted of felony civil disorder and nonviolent misdemeanor charges related to the Capitol breach.
—Tom Dreisbach, NPR, 21 May 2025
Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 22 May 2025
What To Know In a 38-page emergency appeal, U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer argued that forcing DOGE to comply with FOIA and submit to discovery would breach the separation of powers and undermine the administration's ability to receive candid internal advice.
—Dan Gooding
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
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Noun
Coinbase said on Monday the U.S. Department of Justice has opened a probe into a recent data breach at the company.
—Samuel Indyk, USA Today, 22 May 2025
Box was convicted of felony civil disorder and nonviolent misdemeanor charges related to the Capitol breach.
—Tom Dreisbach, NPR, 21 May 2025
Verb
The court ruled that contracts had been breached, and the agents’ new employer — WME Sports, a division of Endeavor — owed Excel a lot of money.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 22 May 2025
What To Know In a 38-page emergency appeal, U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer argued that forcing DOGE to comply with FOIA and submit to discovery would breach the separation of powers and undermine the administration's ability to receive candid internal advice.
—Dan Gooding
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breach
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In the meantime, the city has received several reports of property violations in recent years on 925 Grand: piles of bird droppings, falling debris, people entering through unsecured entrances.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
26 May 2025
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The Crusaders held the lead the entire second set until one of two late center line violations resulted in a 23-22 deficit.—
Tim Meehan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 May 2025
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Filling the Liberation Day gap continues to be a resistance level for the market.—
Brendan Ahern,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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In addition to his recent deep dive into the 2023 porch footage, Torre has also been behind several bombshells dropped about Hudson and Belichick, who have a 49-year age gap.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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In Minnesota, leaders are bracing for the possibility that Trump will pardon Chauvin, who is serving concurrent state and federal prison sentences for murder, violating Floyd's constitutional rights and other crimes.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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The refrigerator was not cold enough and two cats roamed the shop, violating state food code.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
24 May 2025
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Napster was quickly sued out of existence for copyright infringement and racketeering.—
Sarah Montana,
HollywoodReporter,
29 May 2025
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This week, the authority concluded its investigation without establishing any infringement, according to Dior.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
21 May 2025
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Grimes County Sheriff's Office What To Know Police in Grimes County, Texas, are still searching for Mathis, who was last seen on Wednesday at 8 p.m. Mathis was arrested on January 2 accused of multiple crimes in Victoria and Grimes counties.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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Since the teen didn't have a criminal record, the state Department of Juvenile Services characterized the offenses as lower-level crimes and allowed him to be released, Hamill said.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2025
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For decades, conservationists successfully plugged that hole by arguing in court that the ESA’s prohibition of harm to individual species includes destroying a species’ habitat.—
Emma Marris,
The Atlantic,
25 May 2025
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Other cavity nesters such as woodpeckers will make holes in trees, and those can also be adopted by tree swallows, flickers, kestrels and chickadees.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 May 2025
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Clear communication, the ability to break things down into clear parts, and put them back together are essential.—
Ray Ravaglia,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Kemp told police his car had been broken into and several items were stolen.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
28 May 2025
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And the sin that Crespo supposedly committed to warrant banishment?—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
19 May 2025
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For his part, Misch has not come close to showing remorse nor confessing his sins.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
14 May 2025
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“Breach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breach. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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