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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Queen Letizia’s attire for her latest public engagement breaks with the power suiting trend the royal was previously seen styling.
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Julia Teti, Footwear News, 9 June 2025
The Trump administration’s move to exclude AP from the White House press pool breaks with a long-standing tradition of the service’s participation in the rotation.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 7 June 2025
Donald Trump betrays or breaks with everyone, even the guy who spent more than a quarter of a billion dollars of his own money to put Trump in the White House.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 6 June 2025
Fallout from President Trump’s break with Elon Musk is roiling a Republican Party that was already divided over the fate of the president’s landmark legislation.
—Michael Wilner, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
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Julia Teti, Footwear News, 9 June 2025
The Trump administration’s move to exclude AP from the White House press pool breaks with a long-standing tradition of the service’s participation in the rotation.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 7 June 2025
Donald Trump betrays or breaks with everyone, even the guy who spent more than a quarter of a billion dollars of his own money to put Trump in the White House.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 6 June 2025
Fallout from President Trump’s break with Elon Musk is roiling a Republican Party that was already divided over the fate of the president’s landmark legislation.
—Michael Wilner, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
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“Break with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/break%20with. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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