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as in violation
a failure to uphold the requirements of law, duty, or obligation
the president's deliberate misstatements were widely seen as a breach of the public trust
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as in offence
a breaking of a moral or legal code
cheating on the exam was a serious breach of the military academy's honor code
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as in gap
an open space in a barrier (as a wall or hedge)
the cat got out of the yard through a breach in the hedge
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as in to violate
to fail to keep
a builder being sued by a homeowner for breaching a contract
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Recent Examples of breach
Philip Elliott, TIME, 3 Feb. 2025
Settlement follows record-breaking data breach The UnitedHealthcare settlement follows a record-breaking data breach, in which about 190 million UnitedHealth Group customers may have been affected last February.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
Bruce Gil, Quartz, 29 Jan. 2025
After those escapes, the company repaired the chain link and got rid of some of the cages that were breached, the station report.
—Lucia Suarez Sang, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Foiled breaches of classified data and personnel files.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 3 Feb. 2025
Settlement follows record-breaking data breach The UnitedHealthcare settlement follows a record-breaking data breach, in which about 190 million UnitedHealth Group customers may have been affected last February.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
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In October 2023, hackers breached 23andMe’s systems, accessing the personal information of nearly 7 million customers.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 29 Jan. 2025
After those escapes, the company repaired the chain link and got rid of some of the cages that were breached, the station report.
—Lucia Suarez Sang, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breach
Noun
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On each occasion the violations again ranged from basic to high priority.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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Trump funding freeze a blatant violation of Constitution, federal law: Legal experts Even bolder, Trump's pledging to dismantle entire agencies.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
7 Feb. 2025
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Even today, having to fight to be represented in magazines and museums, galleries, the price gap for Black art.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
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Florida test scores are already at a 20-year low due to the state underfunding education, so eliminating the U.S. Department of Education would further reduce funding and increase the learning gap between the rich and everyone else.—
Darren Soto,
Orlando Sentinel,
16 Feb. 2025
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Hamilton County Sheriff Charmaine McGuffey was among those saying the group had not violated any laws.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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Investigators subsequently tracked down and arrested Nathan on a charge of violating an injunction barring contact with the child and her mother.—
David J. Neal and,
Miami Herald,
17 Feb. 2025
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Over 2,500 detections of infringement are included in the initial takedown notices.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
4 Feb. 2025
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The size of the penalties will depend on the infringement and size of the company fined.—
Ryan Browne,
CNBC,
3 Feb. 2025
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Presidential pardons apply only to federal crimes, not state offenses.—
Michael R. Sisak,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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The institute maintains a massive database of education statistics and contracts with scientists and education companies to compile and make data public about schools each year, such as information about school crime and safety and high school science course completion.—
Jodi S. Cohen,
ProPublica,
11 Feb. 2025
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The maritime archaeologist identified shell impact holes in the upper starboard of the hull’s ballast tank and significant battle damage to the base of the submarine’s conning tower.—
Sean Kingsley,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Feb. 2025
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Placing the tag on Holland could make some sense, but a $19.6 million price tag could be too rich for a Dolphins team that needs to shore up several holes.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2025
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Having lost a close first set against Krueger, Bencic responded in impressive fashion by playing more aggressive tennis and breaking her opponent’s serve five times over the next two sets.—
George Ramsay,
CNN,
9 Feb. 2025
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On the hunt for a recipe to break you out of your monotonous meal routine?—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
9 Feb. 2025
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Others, like the lecherous bishop (Peppe Lanzetta), seek to use her cerebral interests for a few quick sins of the flesh.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
7 Feb. 2025
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Emilia Pérez’s sins of misrepresentation were legion.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Breach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breach. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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