as in grove
a thick patch of shrubbery, small trees, or underbrush
built a small shelter in the brake to watch for deer
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as in to slow
to cause to move or proceed at a less rapid pace
braked the car sharply when someone pulled out in front of us
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Recent Examples of brake
Chris Teague,
AJC.com,
3 July 2026
His speed reached 73 miles per hour, more than double the legal limit, and the brake pedal wasn’t used in the minute before the crash, the affidavit said.
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Reuters,
NBC news,
3 July 2026
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
One was definitely not the fault of the Ojai; another driver cut across our path and the Ojai braked hard.
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Rakesh Agrawal,
PC Magazine,
28 June 2026
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Noun
Those technologies and others have been proven to save lives and prevent crashes, but more basic features like air bags, anti-lock brakes and automatic headlights go a long way toward keeping your young driver safe.
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Chris Teague,
AJC.com,
3 July 2026
His speed reached 73 miles per hour, more than double the legal limit, and the brake pedal wasn’t used in the minute before the crash, the affidavit said.
—
Reuters,
NBC news,
3 July 2026
Verb
For example, avoiding some accidents can mean both braking and swerving at the same time, when humans typically manage only one at once.
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The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
One was definitely not the fault of the Ojai; another driver cut across our path and the Ojai braked hard.
—
Rakesh Agrawal,
PC Magazine,
28 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brake
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The Shelter Island porch stretches the entire width of the house, which nestles in a grove of trees about 250 feet from the shore.
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But all of it—the estate, the vineyards, the olive groves, the food, and the pace—is part of the same story.
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Rather than designing a luxury escape filled with domestic gadgets, the architects have shaped a home that encourages slowing down and reconnecting with nature.
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Even community leaders who have worked on civil rights issues were urging the council to slow down.
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The two most straightforward of the trials will involve large-scale planting of trees and bioenergy crops, including Miscanthus grasses and coppice willow, reports Robert Lea for AZoCleanTech.
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Another strategy, called short rotation coppice, involves planting fast-growing trees such as willows and poplars in extremely dense rows.
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Many hedges, bushes, and trees can block sight lines, so even the nosiest of neighbors will be forced to mind their own business.
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These wonders can grow as strange, twisted bushes or as giant, spindly trees.
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The humidity lifts, replaced by bright, mild days made for the historic streets of Savannah and Charleston, or the maritime forests and salt marshes beyond them.
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There are brisk 7am forest walks, group yoga, breath work, and a class on Lanserhof healing exercises, which combine stretching, tapping, and movement.
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This prevents the wood from burning too quickly over the fire.
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The sumptuous design extends throughout the property, from the dining room, adorned with Murano glass chandeliers and wall sconces, to the moody bar and lounge with its fine wood paneling and custom ironwork.
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An adventure among the mustangs, the chaparrals, the arroyos, the wide purple this and that.
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As the Eaton and Palisades fires roared across the Altadena area and the coastal Santa Monica Mountains in January 2025, the flames were fueled in part by accumulations of bone-dry chaparral, brush and other vegetation.
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The new ones appear reassuringly sturdy, even without the thicket of cross-braces that typically fence off the sidewalk from the street.
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The answer appears to be that, while such a pathway may be possible, hacking it through the thicket of health care economics and politics would require dozens — or even hundreds — of difficult choices.
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“Brake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brake. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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