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the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces
the breakup of the Soviet Union and the collapse of communism pretty much signaled the end of the Cold War
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Recent Examples of breakups
Brown drew three pass interference penalties on Lattimore (the third of which was kind of dubious), but Lattimore had some pass breakups, too, before leaving with a strained hamstring.
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David Aldridge, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
Her outlook on relationships and the breakups she’s encountered along the way partly inspired her special.
—Olivia-Anne Cleary, TIME, 19 Dec. 2024
With 11 pass breakups this season, Surtain is the first Broncos player with 10 or more passes knocked away in each of his first four seasons.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Woodard recorded 11 tackles and three pass breakups.
—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
As a cornerback, Hunter’s 11 pass breakups ranked eighth in the NCAA’s Football Bowl Subdivision.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 15 Dec. 2024
Oklahoma cornerback Kani Walker, 6-2 and 206 pounds, recorded 24 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 6 pass breakups and 1 interception while starting 8 of 11 games this season as a redshirt junior.
—Richard Davenport, arkansasonline.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Schlossberg was a political correspondent for Vogue during the 2024 election and has since embraced social media in a bigger way, sharing everything from his political views to his paddle-boarding hobby and even his breakups with his 442,000 Instagram followers.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
There’s a booming business in helping people get over breakups.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 5 Dec. 2024
David Aldridge, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
Her outlook on relationships and the breakups she’s encountered along the way partly inspired her special.
—Olivia-Anne Cleary, TIME, 19 Dec. 2024
With 11 pass breakups this season, Surtain is the first Broncos player with 10 or more passes knocked away in each of his first four seasons.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Woodard recorded 11 tackles and three pass breakups.
—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
As a cornerback, Hunter’s 11 pass breakups ranked eighth in the NCAA’s Football Bowl Subdivision.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 15 Dec. 2024
Oklahoma cornerback Kani Walker, 6-2 and 206 pounds, recorded 24 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 6 pass breakups and 1 interception while starting 8 of 11 games this season as a redshirt junior.
—Richard Davenport, arkansasonline.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Schlossberg was a political correspondent for Vogue during the 2024 election and has since embraced social media in a bigger way, sharing everything from his political views to his paddle-boarding hobby and even his breakups with his 442,000 Instagram followers.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
There’s a booming business in helping people get over breakups.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Breakups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breakups. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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