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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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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
For a horseback rider, a comfortable jacket is a must as well as riding breeches.
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Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 10 Oct. 2024
Women would have been at work tanning hides for tepees, moccasins, shirts and breeches, and drying and curing meat for the coming northern winter.
—Tim Madigan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
At delivery, about 10% of breech babies are in a complete breech position.4
Incomplete (footling) breech
A footling breech position is when the baby’s legs are extended and facing straight down.
—Donna Murray, Rn, Parents, 25 July 2024
Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear are trading ballrooms and breeches for boats and beaches.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 19 Sep. 2024
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Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 10 Oct. 2024
Women would have been at work tanning hides for tepees, moccasins, shirts and breeches, and drying and curing meat for the coming northern winter.
—Tim Madigan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
At delivery, about 10% of breech babies are in a complete breech position.4
Incomplete (footling) breech
A footling breech position is when the baby’s legs are extended and facing straight down.
—Donna Murray, Rn, Parents, 25 July 2024
Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear are trading ballrooms and breeches for boats and beaches.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 19 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breech
Noun
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Others argued that while families should plan ahead and book seats together, there are situations where accommodating a child is reasonable.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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Her most cherished memory was when her husband surprised her with front-row seats in Las Vegas for a show in 1970.—
Hema Sivanandam,
The Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2025
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Dry eye disease is a condition that can disrupt your daily life with symptoms like stinging, burning, redness or even tears that roll down your cheeks.—
Sandra Rose Salathe,
Flow Space,
30 Dec. 2024
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Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk On the Go Set Join the ranks of Meghan Markle, Amal Clooney, Emma Stone and other celebs who have worn this brand by snagging this travel set for the eyes, lips and cheeks.—
Shalwah Evans,
People.com,
28 Dec. 2024
Noun
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What went wrong: With football being the tail that wags the dog of collegiate sports, 10 of the remaining Pac-12 schools (USC and UCLA had already announced their departure) pulled out of the conference a year and a half ago.—
Jerry McDonald,
The Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2025
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Camouflaged among desert rocks, the deadly illusionist extends its spider-like tail into the open and twitches it to summon hungry insect-eating birds.—
Ryley Graham,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 Jan. 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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The fight underscores long-standing friction between the rump of what was once the Texas party’s establishment and the rising far-right faction that now controls most of the state’s government.—
Saul Elbein,
The Hill,
5 Jan. 2025
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The rump can withstand bites, scratches and other forms of attack effectively, until the predator tires out and moves on.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
13 Dec. 2024
Noun
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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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Use the angle of his posterior to approximate what his pelvis is doing and there’s obviously a difference in the underlying mechanics pre- and post-surgery.—
Eno Sarris,
The Athletic,
21 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Inuit people have taken advantage of the sebum’s properties, even affixing shoe-like patches of polar bear fur to the bottom of stools to prevent them from sticking to the ice.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Jan. 2025
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This event was the latest in a string of incidents since late 2022, with damage being caused to Europe’s infrastructure running along the bottom of the Baltic Sea — pipes carrying natural gas and cables transporting electricity and data.—
Caitlin Danaher,
CNN,
31 Jan. 2025
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Wright wrote that Mangione was being held in the rear of the D Block, where death row inmates were previously held.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
26 Jan. 2025
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The third motor's only job, located in the rear, is to drive the bike forward or backward.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Breech.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breech. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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