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Recent Examples of breaker
Jemmy finds the breaker box, just as his mom did, and flips the switches.
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Lincee Ray, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2024
Remember, buttermilk is already cultured and tangy, so a little age isn't a deal breaker.
—Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2025
Connor Hellebuyck is having another fantastic, Vezina Trophy-caliber season, Davis Payne’s power play is firing on all cylinders, and Winnipeg’s top skaters — Mark Scheifele, Josh Morrissey, Kyle Connor, Nikolaj Ehlers and Gabriel Vilardi — are all playing like game breakers.
—Scott Powers, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
Authorities at the original scene learned the suspects entered the main electrical cabinet of the building and turned off the main breaker, shutting off power to the ATM, Galt police said.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 2 Jan. 2025
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Lincee Ray, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2024
Remember, buttermilk is already cultured and tangy, so a little age isn't a deal breaker.
—Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2025
Connor Hellebuyck is having another fantastic, Vezina Trophy-caliber season, Davis Payne’s power play is firing on all cylinders, and Winnipeg’s top skaters — Mark Scheifele, Josh Morrissey, Kyle Connor, Nikolaj Ehlers and Gabriel Vilardi — are all playing like game breakers.
—Scott Powers, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
Authorities at the original scene learned the suspects entered the main electrical cabinet of the building and turned off the main breaker, shutting off power to the ATM, Galt police said.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breaker
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Surfing The chilly waters of the Baltic Sea may not seem like an obvious place to surf, but the Stockholm Archipelago has a few choice spots to ride a wave, including Torö, about 45 miles south of the Swedish capital.—
Denny Lee,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Jan. 2025
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For Baja surf, November to February promises powerful swells, while more balanced waves from March to May set it up nicely for beginners and intermediate surfers.—
Meagan Drillinger,
AFAR Media,
22 Jan. 2025
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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
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The destructive combers continued to undermine dwellings near the water’s edge at West Newport Beach.—
Scott Harrison,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Sep. 2019
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As for her glam, Good styled her hair in an updo with cascading curls falling down her shoulders.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
5 Feb. 2025
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Photo: Getty Images The previous day, the couple were also spotted on a dinner date, and the Rhode founder debuted a fun new hairdo in the form of undulating curls.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
5 Feb. 2025
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Vincent tied his kayak to ours, then steered us safely across the whitecaps to the mainland.—
Jacqueline Kehoe,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Jan. 2025
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From a reading delivered in November in Richmond, Virginia. e began to figure it out on day eleven or twelve of the seven-day trip, the slate and obsidian waves rolling under our stern, the crispy hoarfrost of whitecap foam seeding in our beards, the wind spitting ice in our eyes.—
Mark Richard,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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Subscribe Novo Nordisk has ridden a wave of rising global demand for GLP-1 agonist obesity treatments.—
Karen Gilchrist,
CNBC,
5 Feb. 2025
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Univision announced on Wednesday (Feb. 5) a wave of artists set to perform at the 2025 Premio Lo Nuestro ceremony, including Ángela Aguilar, Arthur Hanlon, Camilo and Carín León.—
Griselda Flores,
Billboard,
5 Feb. 2025
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Hobby The central kitchen remains a very simple space, featuring a slide-out 39-L electric cool box, sink plumbed to a 25-L fresh water tank via submersible pump, waste water roller tank and worktop.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 Jan. 2025
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One of Vogue’s favorite facial tools for a glowing, sculpted complexion, the angled roller sculpts the cheekbones and jawline.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Breaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breaker. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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