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
Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2025
Her mother, Sharyn also advocated Gerson therapy after being diagnosed with breast cancer.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 6 Feb. 2025
Cosmo Genova, Field & Stream, 30 Apr. 2020
On Plum Island, there were 16 Northern shovelers, eight red-grebes, two rough-legged hawks, and a yellow-breasted chat.
—BostonGlobe.com, 23 Dec. 2019
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Noun
Her mother, who followed the Gerson method after she was diagnosed with breast cancer, died in 2013, two and a half years after her diagnosis, and Ainscough died in 2015, at the age of twenty-nine.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2025
Her mother, Sharyn also advocated Gerson therapy after being diagnosed with breast cancer.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 6 Feb. 2025
Verb
Here’s an easy pot sticker recipe that can be made with pigeon or any number of other game meats.
8 pigeons, breasted¼ cup ginger, minced
2 eggs, beaten
1 head Napa cabbage, sliced
2 bunches of scallions, thinly sliced
2 carrots, julienned
2 Tbsp.
—Cosmo Genova, Field & Stream, 30 Apr. 2020
On Plum Island, there were 16 Northern shovelers, eight red-grebes, two rough-legged hawks, and a yellow-breasted chat.
—BostonGlobe.com, 23 Dec. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breast
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The line of drinkware includes an assortment of tumblers and cold cups adorned with hearts, flowers and pink and red hues, according to Starbucks.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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And that heat is safely hidden behind a cute cover, complete with rainbow hearts.—
Emily Martin,
Them,
10 Feb. 2025
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Such a shift invokes concomitant issues, ones that Bentley is not alone in facing.—
Brett Berk,
Robb Report,
9 Feb. 2025
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The 11-year-old had faced numerous health challenges and was very frail, Fasino wrote in a Facebook post.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN,
9 Feb. 2025
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Drake’s beef with Lamar sparked up just as hip-hop was fighting not only for its soul but also its relevance.—
Taylor Crumpton,
TIME,
7 Feb. 2025
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Stillness realigns us with the rhythms of nature, the whispers of inspiration, and the wisdom of the soul.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Then, in November, with the election of Donald Trump and the Republicans’ return to power in Congress, the question of how best to respond to opioid-use disorder was confronted with new uncertainty.—
Moises Velasquez-Manoff Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Zak Mouton,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 2025
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On the internet, you are confronted with different perspectives on reality.—
Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Feb. 2025
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And then there was the rising popularity in the twenty-tens of Brazilian butt lifts, signalling the hastening shift of America’s erotic focus from the bosom to the posterior.—
Naomi Fry,
The New Yorker,
25 Jan. 2025
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The frenzy around the look reached its peak when Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg was captured on camera appearing to sneak a peek at Sanchez’s bosom.—
Naomi Fry,
The New Yorker,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Breast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breast. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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