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ˈbreɪ kɪŋbreak·ing

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  1. breakage, break, breakingnoun

    the act of breaking something

    "the breakage was unavoidable"

    Synonyms:
    recess, good luck, rift, fault, prison-breaking, gaolbreak, fracture, suspension, break of serve, happy chance, respite, geological fault, faulting, interruption, shift, break, time out, severance, pause, open frame, breach, disruption, jailbreak, gap, falling out, prisonbreak, breakage, rupture, intermission, breakout

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  1. breakingnoun

    Synonyms:
    rupture, fracture

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  1. breakingnoun

    Synonyms:
    fracture, rupture, breach, infraction, violation

    Associated words:
    brittle, frangible, frangibility, tenacious, tenacity, inviolable, inviolability

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How to use breaking in a sentence?

  1. Junichi Ishikawa:

    Euro/dollar responded less compared to dollar/yen as underlying optimism that a [Greek] deal will be sealed by the month's remains intact amid pessimism over the talks breaking down.

  2. Isabel Longoria:

    Breaking into multiple buildings, multiple systems in tandem, with not a single red flag going off in this incredibly sensitive system, all in unison, right ? As you have all eyes on elections from every election staff.

  3. Marietje Schaake:

    Never before has a leader in the highest office in one of the world's most powerful, if not the most powerful, democracies, taken the hammer himself, to start breaking down the very principles that the country once was proud to defend, no matter who wins. I think it's also going to be very hard to repair, if it's even possible.

  4. Puneet Talwar:

    These initiatives will have a ... pretty significant impact because they are about better communications and breaking down stovepipes, that doesn't mean we're going to change our standards, but we can remove hurdles that are unnecessary and slow things down.

  5. Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller:

    The cast and crew of Breaking Bad changed American television and have had an unmistakable role in our city's meteoric rise in the film industry, in Albuquerque, they've been our friends and neighbors for the past decade and a half, and we'll always be grateful to this team.


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