1
as in invaded
to enter a house or building by force usually with illegal intent
the burglars broke in by smashing a window
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2
as in interrupted
to cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion
he rudely broke in to drop the names of several celebrities that he had met
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for broken in
Verb
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In October, Israeli ground troops invaded southern Lebanon after a year of fighting with Hezbollah militants.—
Josef Federman,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Dec. 2024 -
Golfers invaded all courses remaining open.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Dec. 2024
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His wife, Ivana, worries for their three young children and complains that her morning sleep is sometimes interrupted.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
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On New Year’s Day, Peters’ Christmas holiday was interrupted by a source sending him a letter from Jess Phillips, the UK government’s safeguarding minister, stating that Labour had rejected calls to hold a national inquiry into grooming gangs.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
8 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The man had been robbed, and his credit card had been used all over town.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Dec. 2024
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Mother and daughter attacked, robbed over parking space dispute at Citadel Outlets.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Dec. 2024
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Musk, who has spearheaded efforts for mass layoffs and federal cuts in his DOGE leadership role, is the CEO of Tesla.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Apr. 2025
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He’s not factored in his last two Masters finishing T22 last year and missing the cut in 2023.—
Jay Ginsbach,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Broken in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broken%20in. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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