1
as in anxieties
a mental or nervous collapse
if you don't ease your workload, you're going to have a breakdown
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as in analyses
the separation and identification of the parts of a whole
the boss wanted a detailed breakdown of the sales figures
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Recent Examples of breakdowns
Luis De Jesus Los Angeles spotlights the artist for a third solo exhibition, this time presenting a new series that questions the social constructs of desire, as well as the cycles and breakdowns of feminine identity.
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Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
So reach out to people, seek out encouragement and inspiration from friends, and be there for those who need the same, including those who are most vulnerable to the breakdowns in our system.
—Arianna Huffington, TIME, 21 Oct. 2024
By interpreting data from equipment sensors, AI can forecast when machinery is likely to fail, allowing businesses to perform maintenance before costly breakdowns occur.
—Melissa Houston, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
Exhibiting Forgiveness is a film packed with intense breakdowns and triggering confrontations.
—Robert Daniels, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
That includes some breakdowns on defense.
—Vincent Frank, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
The massive scale of the disaster resulted in breakdowns in basic supplies before the venue was eventually evacuated by authorities.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 13 Oct. 2024
By the third, defensive breakdowns were becoming an issue, with the Suns blowing by tired Nuggets players.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2024
Two other reports released in April found that communication breakdowns and a lack of preparedness contributed to the fires.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
So reach out to people, seek out encouragement and inspiration from friends, and be there for those who need the same, including those who are most vulnerable to the breakdowns in our system.
—Arianna Huffington, TIME, 21 Oct. 2024
By interpreting data from equipment sensors, AI can forecast when machinery is likely to fail, allowing businesses to perform maintenance before costly breakdowns occur.
—Melissa Houston, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
Exhibiting Forgiveness is a film packed with intense breakdowns and triggering confrontations.
—Robert Daniels, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
That includes some breakdowns on defense.
—Vincent Frank, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
The massive scale of the disaster resulted in breakdowns in basic supplies before the venue was eventually evacuated by authorities.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 13 Oct. 2024
By the third, defensive breakdowns were becoming an issue, with the Suns blowing by tired Nuggets players.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2024
Two other reports released in April found that communication breakdowns and a lack of preparedness contributed to the fires.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breakdowns
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Success or failure In the end, two main factors will shape the Party’s future more than all the bed-wetting, nit-picking, analyses and commissions.Carl Leubsdorf, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Early analyses suggest doxyPEP is a sleeper hit in that population.Benjamin Ryan, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
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If Musk and Ramsawamy’s group avoids recommending ways to slash benefit programs such as Social Security and spending on the military, that could mean cuts of more than 80% across domestic programs, including food inspections and infrastructure repairs.William Gavin, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2024
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Gene Potkey, a Cal Fire assistant chief, said structures in the fire area were the subject of intensive, onsite damage inspections that were ongoing.Dennis Romero, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024
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Cruise will now need to cooperate with government investigations, implement a Safety Compliance Program, and provide annual reports to the US Attorney’s Office.Will McCurdy, PCMAG, 16 Nov. 2024
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Williams’ death has never been publicly reported and there are no records of on-the-job investigations at the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment or the state Department of Public Health and Environment.Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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The problem, then, is that generative AI knows how to write discourses perfectly without generating disturbances.Juan Isaza, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Can a synthetic interviewee say the absurd is a very valuable element in generating disturbances in discourse?Juan Isaza, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Breakdowns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breakdowns. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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