as in heart
the seat of one's deepest thoughts and emotions
deep in his breast, he knew that his father had a great love for him that did not need to be expressed in words
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as in to face
to oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage
breasted the diagnosis of cancer with fortitude and optimism
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Recent Examples of breast
Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Blood pressure screenings should begin at 18, and cholesterol screenings can begin in your 20s and 30s, while breast cancer and prostate cancer screenings typically start in your 40s and 50s.
—NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 26 Sep. 2023
Duck is presented two ways, legs deboned and braised and breasts dry-aged and crisped, and paired with a black garlic sauce, mushroom jus and scallion oil.
—Alyson Sheppard, Robb Report, 21 July 2023
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Noun
In the time since the movie premiered last year, Peet saw both her parents go through hospice care before dying and had her own battle with breast cancer.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Blood pressure screenings should begin at 18, and cholesterol screenings can begin in your 20s and 30s, while breast cancer and prostate cancer screenings typically start in your 40s and 50s.
—NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
So, grab one of Symone's Diana Ross breasts as a floatation device and hitch a ride on the S.S. Muse, because EW's BINGE podcast is back, back, back again.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 26 Sep. 2023
Duck is presented two ways, legs deboned and braised and breasts dry-aged and crisped, and paired with a black garlic sauce, mushroom jus and scallion oil.
—Alyson Sheppard, Robb Report, 21 July 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breast
Noun
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Choose a task and finish it with heart!—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2026
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The post also included a red heart.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Zeeshan later appeared in bond court facing a charge of assault with religious prejudice.—
Nikiya Carrero,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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The Phillies clobbered Colorado 10-1 on a windy Friday afternoon in LoDo that featured the return of wintry weather and a reminder of the challenge facing an organization that lost 119 games last season.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2026
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Young Alfred Tennyson grew up in a similarly provincial bit of England, tucked away in his father’s vicarage on a remote part of the east coast of England in a village of fewer than a hundred souls.—
Kathryn Hughes,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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Because this energy is centered in Scorpio and Cancer, we’re blessed with the depth of soul needed to accept the true needs of others and ourselves.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Apr. 2026
Verb
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One took her own life when confronted with her deeds and the other one is gone for decades.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Meis doesn’t confront works of art directly; at least that isn’t his forte.—
Jed Perl,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Did Justin Timberlake intentionally expose Janet Jackson’s bosom?—
Jon Bream,
Boston Herald,
8 Feb. 2026
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Venus and Marcus are bosom buddies again.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Breast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breast. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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