breaker

Definition of breakernext

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Recent Examples of breaker While both are in need of help, the situation at KSC is already crumbling and the OIG warns a potential deal breaker for the agency’s plans, including its moon aspirations, if not addressed. Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2026 That said, the everything-else-in-black-and-white visual approach was too much of an immersion breaker from the otherwise ultra-realistic looking game. Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026 As Heat president Pat Riley has said in the past, making due with limited first-round capital does not stand as a deal breaker. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 15 June 2026 Mighty ice breakers moored in their summer slumber are the only reminder of the bitter Baltic winters. Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for breaker
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breaker
Noun
  • Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous surf and NEVER turn your back on the ocean.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2026
  • Dressed in their school uniforms, classmates stood on chairs set up in the cafeteria and clapped along as the band — then, The Coast Watchers — plucked instrumental-only surf rock tunes.
    Chris Placek, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026
Noun
  • In the scope was one of the many tiny fish bones that were found that day, probably belonging to a small comber or a wrasse.
    Paul Greenberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Dec. 2022
  • The destructive combers continued to undermine dwellings near the water’s edge at West Newport Beach.
    Scott Harrison, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2019
Noun
  • Brittany Mahomes showed off a head full of romantic wavy curls created by Nashville stylist Brooke Barloe, who posted a photo on her Instagram.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026
  • Steam rises in slow curls from a shaping stand while local kids climb onto high-top chairs and a Coors Light is passed between old friends across the counter.
    Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 July 2026
Noun
  • The tip of the wave spills over and breaks into foam, or whitecap, releasing the excess energy.
    Francesco Fedele, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The first wave of Social Security payments for July is scheduled to be distributed this week.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • SoCal’s housing market growth SpaceX’s record-shattering IPO has unleashed a wave of high-end home shoppers poised to reshape Southern California’s already tight coastal housing markets.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
Noun
  • Each has plays — like a slow-roller up the third base line that requires a quick throw across the diamond — that no other position will encounter.
    Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • Today's advanced sun blocking roller shades are designed to do much more than simply protect privacy.
    K.H. Koehler, USA Today, 30 June 2026

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“Breaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breaker. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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