1
as in seat
the part of the body upon which someone sits
plant yourselves on your breeches on that bench and listen to what I have to say
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as in pants
breeches plural
an outer garment covering each leg separately from waist to ankle
the mounted riders look striking in their red coats and white breeches
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Recent Examples of breech
Dragoons followed in leather breeches and woolen gaiters, dismounted for the moment but hopeful of finding American horses ahead.
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/ Cbs News, CBS News, 13 June 2025
When Joséphine’s daughter, Hortense, goes into early labor with her baby in breech, mother and daughter are forced into an impossible decision between saving Hortense’s life or her child’s.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 11 June 2025
The biggest question mark appears to be at quarterback where talented but untested J.J. McCarthy will step into the breech.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer suggested the acceptance of the plane is an unprecedented breech of American standards.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 12 May 2025
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/ Cbs News, CBS News, 13 June 2025
When Joséphine’s daughter, Hortense, goes into early labor with her baby in breech, mother and daughter are forced into an impossible decision between saving Hortense’s life or her child’s.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 11 June 2025
The biggest question mark appears to be at quarterback where talented but untested J.J. McCarthy will step into the breech.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer suggested the acceptance of the plane is an unprecedented breech of American standards.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breech
Noun
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Republicans hold a strong majority in both chambers of the General Assembly, holding 29 out of 35 seats in the Senate and 81 of 100 seats in the House.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Sep. 2025
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Heated seats also are standard on the ’25 model.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Olsen kept her glam simple for the evening and opted for a terracotta blush on her cheeks and a dusky mauve gloss on her lips.—
Starr Bowenbank,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Choose products that multitask—like serums that hydrate and brighten, or cream sticks that work on eyes, lips, and cheeks.—
Larry Stansbury,
Essence,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Curtis was spotted smiling and standing along the side of the red carpet in casual all-black attire that included a sweater and casual black slacks.—
Julia Moore,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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Style it with jeans or corduroy pants in your favorite fall outfits, or wear it with a long skirt or slacks for work.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Steaks come with an assortment of compound butters and sauces, with the option for lobster tail, crab, bone marrow and blue cheese on top.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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The O’Brien Revival is an intermediate, surf-style board that features a tri-fin, swallow-tail design.—
Rob Reed,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Celebratory backslaps, encouraging bum-pats and the fall of opposition wickets celebrated en masse are often an indication of a team’s togetherness.—
James Wallace,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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With both travel and programming budgets under pressure, all markets have to make a strong case to get buyer and seller bums on seats (or, more accurately, into screening booths and meeting rooms).—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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An old ram has a bony, sloping rump; a healthy young ram has a more muscular, rounded rump.—
Tim Kelly,
Outdoor Life,
4 Sep. 2025
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His skin was taut with strength; his rump came right off his back like his father’s.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Those who just want to dangle their legs and keep their posteriors affixed for the entire run, though, can still see through the clear water, especially when migrating over to pockets of shade from the trees lining either bank.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 May 2025
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Lacking muscle One possibility here is that wnt signaling is widely active in the posterior of the embryo at this point, blocking formation of anterior structures.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
18 Apr. 2025
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But the name on the bottom of the letter didn’t belong to a law firm.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Marlins scored three runs in the bottom of the ninth.—
Steve Gorten,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Breech.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breech. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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