1
as in anxieties
a mental or nervous collapse
if you don't ease your workload, you're going to have a breakdown
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2
as in analyses
the separation and identification of the parts of a whole
the boss wanted a detailed breakdown of the sales figures
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Recent Examples of breakdowns
Their review shows that conflict can lead to negative outcomes such as stress, anxiety, depression, poor decision-making or relationship breakdowns.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
There are also totals for the next two seasons — £126million and £89m — but no position-by-position breakdowns.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Frequent breakdowns of the decades-old power plants and hours-long power cuts have become a daily occurrence across the island in recent years, as the government neglected maintenance of energy plants and other system components for many years.
—Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Tweets flew, YouTube breakdowns piled up, and a new subreddit — r/Silksong — quickly became the beating heart of the hype.
—Keller Gordon, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
Stay tuned for my breakdowns and predictions of these games later in the week.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
When conversations extend beyond the model’s context window, earlier messages drop, which can lead to safety breakdowns.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
Vafeades was among 20 employees with more than 15 years of service who were laid off, according to demographic breakdowns provided by the mayor’s office.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2025
The Leafs had far too many defensive breakdowns in the first, and ran into penalty trouble in the second, but the game was still tied at 1-1 heading into the third.
—Kevin Papetti, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
There are also totals for the next two seasons — £126million and £89m — but no position-by-position breakdowns.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Frequent breakdowns of the decades-old power plants and hours-long power cuts have become a daily occurrence across the island in recent years, as the government neglected maintenance of energy plants and other system components for many years.
—Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Tweets flew, YouTube breakdowns piled up, and a new subreddit — r/Silksong — quickly became the beating heart of the hype.
—Keller Gordon, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
Stay tuned for my breakdowns and predictions of these games later in the week.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
When conversations extend beyond the model’s context window, earlier messages drop, which can lead to safety breakdowns.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
Vafeades was among 20 employees with more than 15 years of service who were laid off, according to demographic breakdowns provided by the mayor’s office.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2025
The Leafs had far too many defensive breakdowns in the first, and ran into penalty trouble in the second, but the game was still tied at 1-1 heading into the third.
—Kevin Papetti, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breakdowns
Noun
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Fresh analyses in 2025 argue that the Milky Way may sit within a billion-light-year-scale underdensity, about 20% less matter than average.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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Early data analyses after Illinois eliminated cash bail in September 2023 show that jail populations declined with no uptick in failure-to-appear rates.—
Christine Scott-Hayward,
The Conversation,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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To search the restaurant inspections, type in a keyword or restaurant name.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Sep. 2025
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Iran passed a law suspending mandatory cooperation and now requires its Supreme National Security Council approval for all inspections.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The hashtag campaigns gained traction on TikTok and Reddit, leading to calls for asset investigations, anti-corruption reforms and even transferring the assets of the wealthy to public ownership.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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The criminal investigations chief spoke to ABC News about online betting risks.—
Patricio Chile,
ABC News,
13 Sep. 2025
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Kp is an index used to indicate the severity of the global magnetic disturbances in near-Earth space, NOAA said.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Because protons and neutrons are shielded from many environmental disturbances, those transitions may carry the subtle imprint of dark matter.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Breakdowns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breakdowns. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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