1
as in seat
the part of the body upon which someone sits
plant yourselves on your breeches on that bench and listen to what I have to say
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2
as in pants
breeches plural
an outer garment covering each leg separately from waist to ankle
the mounted riders look striking in their red coats and white breeches
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Recent Examples of breech
This habitat implies drought tolerance, which bear’s breeches possess to a considerable degree.
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Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 6 Mar. 2025
Huntsman’s recent fall-winter collection, billed as its most comprehensive assortment yet, offered everything from tuxedos to shooting breeches.
—Aleks Cvetkovic, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2025
The rest of the items Mr. Washington wore that day — breeches, a waistcoat, a linen shirt, a type of decorative neckwear known as a jabot — are missing.
—Alexander Nazaryan, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Michiganders can file complaints within a range of topics including data breeches, health and travel club memberships, price gouging, grandparent scams and more.
—Eric Guzmán, Detroit Free Press, 31 Dec. 2024
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Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 6 Mar. 2025
Huntsman’s recent fall-winter collection, billed as its most comprehensive assortment yet, offered everything from tuxedos to shooting breeches.
—Aleks Cvetkovic, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2025
The rest of the items Mr. Washington wore that day — breeches, a waistcoat, a linen shirt, a type of decorative neckwear known as a jabot — are missing.
—Alexander Nazaryan, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Michiganders can file complaints within a range of topics including data breeches, health and travel club memberships, price gouging, grandparent scams and more.
—Eric Guzmán, Detroit Free Press, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breech
Noun
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All told, Democrats’ proportion of legislative seats dropped below 15%.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
12 June 2025
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And just the thought of that being possible nearly topples me out of my seat.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
12 June 2025
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An older woman, a friend of my mother’s (my mother was also a teacher at the school), walked over and pinched my cheeks, first one and then the other, as an adult might do to an infant.—
Yiyun Li,
The New Yorker,
23 Mar. 2025
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Ironically, her swollen face looks plump and round despite her partial buccal fat removal — a procedure that extracts the soft pads of tissue found inside the cheeks to create a slimmer face.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The tail of the airplane is seen stuck in a building at the site of an airplane that crashed in India's northwestern city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat state, Thursday, June 12, 2025.—
Hannah Parry
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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The study evaluated the total number of hiking trails, their popularity, and the average review of the tails, based on data from AllTrails.—
Opheli Garcia Lawler,
Travel + Leisure,
11 June 2025
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This was all done with a bum wrist, which posed as an inconvenience to him at times.—
Hannah Kirby,
Journal Sentinel,
4 Aug. 2024
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Tommy, left to prosecute the case against Rusty, has inherited a bum gig.—
Vinson Cunningham,
The New Yorker,
26 July 2024
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According to Interior Wildlife, the porcupine's rump was the only spot rescuers could reach through the plane's small window opening.—
Moná Thomas,
People.com,
5 June 2025
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The south was not fully occupied by Nazi forces until 1942, with the country administered by a rump state, Vichy France.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
Noun
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Those who just want to dangle their legs and keep their posteriors affixed for the entire run, though, can still see through the clear water, especially when migrating over to pockets of shade from the trees lining either bank.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 May 2025
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Lacking muscle One possibility here is that wnt signaling is widely active in the posterior of the embryo at this point, blocking formation of anterior structures.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In the first game, the Dodgers and Astros were tied 2-2 going into the bottom of the 10th.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2025
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The Orion constellation is at the bottom left, while Jupiter is just left of the center and Venus is on the far right.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
12 June 2025
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One of the beer cans was allegedly observed wedged between the passenger side rear of the vehicle and the tree at the scene.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
8 June 2025
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The rear of this new trailer puts this concept to work via Airstream's popular hatch, bringing the outdoors in for a breezy lounge experience.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 June 2025
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“Breech.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breech. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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