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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
Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2025
The unidentified suspect was charged with second-degree breach of peace.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2025
Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 9 Feb. 2025
Everything changed when Hamas breached Gaza’s fortified border with Israel on October 7.
—Claudine Ebeid, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Moore was arrested on charges of first-degree threatening with a firearm and second-degree breach of peace.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2025
The unidentified suspect was charged with second-degree breach of peace.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2025
Verb
The arbitration process, the arguments for which were delivered in November, was centered on the question of whether the contract was breached to the degree where Taylor was within his rights to cancel the deal.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 9 Feb. 2025
Everything changed when Hamas breached Gaza’s fortified border with Israel on October 7.
—Claudine Ebeid, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breach
Noun
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Since this was a probation violation, Einstein was sent back to jail.—
Keith Sharon,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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The consequences for violations are not clearly spelled out, but the ban is broader and took effect sooner than the deadline under the California Phone-Free Schools Act.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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Instead, Levi channels his inner MacGyver and spans the gap in a single go.—
Graham Hillard,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
28 Feb. 2025
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And there’s a more than $100 million gap between the cost of local school districts’ special education programs and the aid the state provides.—
Jessika Harkay,
Hartford Courant,
28 Feb. 2025
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Hamilton County Sheriff Charmaine McGuffey was among those saying the group had not violated any laws.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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Investigators subsequently tracked down and arrested Nathan on a charge of violating an injunction barring contact with the child and her mother.—
David J. Neal and,
Miami Herald,
17 Feb. 2025
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Each claim can be worth up to $30,000 per work and, with willful infringement, $150,000 per work.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
20 Feb. 2025
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Negotiations continued until December 2020, when Ms. Paige was hit with an unexpected 100-plus page lawsuit from JLM Couture, claiming trademark infringement, violation of the noncompete agreement, and the promoting of other companies without the brand’s permission.—
Alix Strauss,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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In 2020, in a Big Ten-on-SEC crime, No. 15 Iowa (6-2) would have replaced No. 9 Georgia (7-2).—
Stewart Mandel,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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But the government didn’t set them up to commit these crimes.—
David Peisner,
Rolling Stone,
23 Feb. 2025
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The maritime archaeologist identified shell impact holes in the upper starboard of the hull’s ballast tank and significant battle damage to the base of the submarine’s conning tower.—
Sean Kingsley,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Feb. 2025
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Placing the tag on Holland could make some sense, but a $19.6 million price tag could be too rich for a Dolphins team that needs to shore up several holes.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2025
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The Senate's version would break it up into two pieces for the sake of speed, and the House's version would wrap it into one massive package in the hopes of squeezing it through their narrow Republican majority.—
Riley Beggin,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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Castle has proven an avid student, breaking it out early and often this year.—
John Hollinger,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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The cityscape is comparable to Las Vegas, without the sin of course.—
Joe Yogerst,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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In Terror at the Gates, Lilith Leviathan, on the run from her powerful family, arrives in Ninevah, a district of Eden that’s known for its taste for sin.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Breach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breach. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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