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as in violation
a failure to uphold the requirements of law, duty, or obligation
the president's deliberate misstatements were widely seen as a breach of the public trust
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as in offence
a breaking of a moral or legal code
cheating on the exam was a serious breach of the military academy's honor code
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as in gap
an open space in a barrier (as a wall or hedge)
the cat got out of the yard through a breach in the hedge
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as in to violate
to fail to keep
a builder being sued by a homeowner for breaching a contract
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Recent Examples of breach
Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2025
Next, see if your email has been exposed in past breaches.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Colin Meyn, The Hill, 16 Sep. 2025
The group has been on a hacking spree for the last several months, breaching Salesforce systems that provide customer relationship management (CRM) services to several high-profile companies, such as Adidas and Google.
—PC Magazine, 16 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Wyden said his office’s investigation into the Ascension breach found that the ransomware attackers’ initial entry into the health giant’s network was the infection of a contractor’s laptop after using Microsoft Edge to search Microsoft’s Bing site.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2025
Next, see if your email has been exposed in past breaches.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
Romania this weekend became the second NATO country to allege that a Russian drone breached its airspace during an attack on neighboring Ukraine, prompting Bucharest to scramble fighter jets.
—Colin Meyn, The Hill, 16 Sep. 2025
The group has been on a hacking spree for the last several months, breaching Salesforce systems that provide customer relationship management (CRM) services to several high-profile companies, such as Adidas and Google.
—PC Magazine, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breach
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The violation is the eleventh recorded since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began, according to Defense Ministry figures provided to ABC News.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
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From spoiled chicken to dead cockroaches, health inspectors in Missouri and Kansas found numerous violations at Kansas City area restaurants last week.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
14 Sep. 2025
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With the gap between predictive models and regulatory maps now exposed, pressure is building on municipalities and state agencies to modernize infrastructure and flood mitigation planning.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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While the Dell still trailed the Acer, the gap was narrower than in the CPU tests.—
Charles Jefferies,
PC Magazine,
18 Sep. 2025
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Just days ago, Russian drones violated Polish airspace, drawing a reaction from NATO.—
Oleksandra Matviichuk,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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That means public institutions that fire workers for comments in their personal capacity may be violating their constitutional rights, experts told IndyStar.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
17 Sep. 2025
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The complaint includes claims for trademark infringement, counterfeiting, unfair competition and deceptive trade practices.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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Demonstrators are largely calling out the suspension for what critics argue is an infringement on freedom of speech.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
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Federal prosecutors charged a UK teenager with conspiracy to commit computer fraud and other crimes in connection with the network intrusions of 47 US companies that generated more than $115 million in ransomware payments over a three-year span.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
19 Sep. 2025
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In December 2024, Syed’s legal team filed a motion to reduce his life sentence under Maryland's Juvenile Restoration Act, as Syed was not yet 18 at the time of the crime.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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New York could use help across the board, but the infield and the pitching staff are likely the two biggest holes on the roster.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Such landscapes were once common in North America — both in the west (where prairie dog colonies provided an abundance of holes) and in Florida (where the owls generally dig their own).—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Well, Kristina Collins, MD, a dermatologist based in Austin, broke it down for me.—
Lily Wohlner,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Her backing, however, did not immediately break the dam and usher in more establishment Democratic Party support.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Sagrada Família was founded as an expiatory church, meaning that it would be financed by prayerful donations from people atoning for their sins.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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Lee and her brother William would preach far and wide to attract people to their cause (a necessity, given the lifetime celibacy requirement) and their pursuit of a utopian society free of any and all sin.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Breach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breach. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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