break with
phrasal verb
broke with; broken with; breaking with; breaks with
: to end a relationship, connection, or agreement with (someone or something)
He broke with his former friends and colleagues when he decided to support the conservative candidate.
a strong desire to break with tradition/the past
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There was but brief passive acknowledgment by either lawmaker of the civil war playing out among Democrats over Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) breaking with House Democrats to help Republicans pass a stopgap funding bill and avert a shutdown.
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Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Mar. 2025
Unwilling to break with party loyalties, the board decided to keep the position vacant until a special election can be held.
—Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
Despite the turbulent past of the Reformation and King Henry VIII’s break with Rome almost 500 years ago, relations between the Vatican and the British monarchy are today marked by warmth and mutual respect.
—Max Foster, Christopher Lamb and Billy Stockwell, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
In a dramatic break with much of their party, ten Senate Democrats voted alongside Republicans on Friday to pass a six-month funding bill, averting a government shutdown with just hours to spare.
—Nik Popli, TIME, 14 Mar. 2025
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Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Mar. 2025
Unwilling to break with party loyalties, the board decided to keep the position vacant until a special election can be held.
—Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
Despite the turbulent past of the Reformation and King Henry VIII’s break with Rome almost 500 years ago, relations between the Vatican and the British monarchy are today marked by warmth and mutual respect.
—Max Foster, Christopher Lamb and Billy Stockwell, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
In a dramatic break with much of their party, ten Senate Democrats voted alongside Republicans on Friday to pass a six-month funding bill, averting a government shutdown with just hours to spare.
—Nik Popli, TIME, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Break with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/break%20with. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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