break from (someone or something)
idiom
: to end a relationship, connection, or agreement with (someone or something)
She recently broke from the organization she helped found.
breaking from tradition/stereotypes
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Such individuals may also have the option to quit or take a break from work — an option people from lower socioeconomic backgrounds may not have.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
In the past, adolescent boys used to get a break from unhealthy messages about the male body.
—Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 24 June 2025
The Fed in the fray Trump’s efforts to push the Fed into managing the debt mark a significant break from more than 70 years of federal economic policy.
—Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 22 June 2025
In Long Beach, El Barrio Cantina chef and owner Ulises Pineda-Alfaro decided that his restaurant would offer the community a place to gather and take a break from doom-scrolling.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 20 June 2025
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
In the past, adolescent boys used to get a break from unhealthy messages about the male body.
—Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 24 June 2025
The Fed in the fray Trump’s efforts to push the Fed into managing the debt mark a significant break from more than 70 years of federal economic policy.
—Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 22 June 2025
In Long Beach, El Barrio Cantina chef and owner Ulises Pineda-Alfaro decided that his restaurant would offer the community a place to gather and take a break from doom-scrolling.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 20 June 2025
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“Break from (someone or something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/break%20from%20%28someone%20or%20something%29. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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