Synonyms of broke
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as in impoverished 
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as in disrupted
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as in ended
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as in demoted
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as in deciphered
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as in paused
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as in plowed
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as in violated
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as in solved
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as in damaged
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as in died
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as in retreated
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as in wore
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as in circulated
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as in ruined
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as in began
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as in veered
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as in reduced
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as in exceeded
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as in impoverished
lacking money or material possessions
too broke to afford even a used car
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as in disrupted
to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly
hated telling her that I had broken her favorite glass vase
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as in ended
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end
the final vote broke the deadlock
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as in demoted
to bring to a lower grade or rank
the captain was broken to lieutenant commander for disobeying a direct order from his group commander
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as in deciphered
to change (as a secret message) from code into ordinary language
Alan Turing and the Bletchley Park mathematicians broke the Enigma code being used by the Nazis
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as in paused
to come to a temporary halt in one's activity
she broke from her ruminations to find that it was already dinnertime
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as in plowed
to cut into and turn over the sod of (a piece of land) using a bladed implement
farmers once broke fields with horse-drawn plows
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as in violated
to fail to keep
had to confess that he had broken his promise not to share their conversation with anyone
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as in solved
to find an answer for through reasoning
Professor Bates broke the problem when she realized that it was possible to synthesize the necessary compounds
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as in damaged
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
I broke a tooth on the hard candy
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as in died
to stop functioning
after working for 30 years, the pump simply broke one day
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as in retreated
to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening
the herd of gazelles broke when they saw the lions racing toward them from the ridge above
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as in wore
to use up all the physical energy of
the trek up the mountain just about broke me
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as in circulated
to become known
as soon as the scandal broke, the CEO fled the country
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as in ruined
to cause to lose one's fortune and become unable to pay one's debts
another bad investment could break him
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as in began
to come into existence
the crisis had passed, and a new day was breaking
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as in veered
to depart abruptly from a straight line or course
the running back broke to his left before running out of bounds
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as in reduced
to diminish the price or value of
distressing economic news that will break many energy stocks
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as in exceeded
to go beyond the limit of
a menu with prices that is likely to break the budgets of all but the wealthiest of diners
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Recent Examples of broke
Megan Sauer, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2024
Knock Off Starring Kim Soo-hyun and Cho Bo-ah, Knock-Off follows a broke man who turns to the shadowy world of counterfeiting in an attempt to rebuild his life.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Dec. 2024
But then the defense broke again on the Blue run.
—The Athletic College Football Staff, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
Cuban himself ran side hustles, got fired from multiple jobs and nearly went broke on his path to becoming a billionaire.
—Megan Sauer, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2024
Knock Off Starring Kim Soo-hyun and Cho Bo-ah, Knock-Off follows a broke man who turns to the shadowy world of counterfeiting in an attempt to rebuild his life.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Verb
After the news of Zuckerberg’s bunker broke, other one-percenters followed suit.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Dec. 2024
But then the defense broke again on the Blue run.
—The Athletic College Football Staff, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
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Several factors skew those amounts up and down by district, with districts that have a higher rate of property tax revenue receiving less from the state, while those with higher rates rates of impoverished, disabled or homeless students receive more.Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 24 Dec. 2024
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Its citizens are malnourished and impoverished; more refugees have left Venezuela than Syria or Ukraine.Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2024
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Ankara’s strong support for Syrian rebels has disrupted the regional balance of power.Hamidreza Azizi, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
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But her routine is disrupted when an eight-year-old American boy arrives at the hotel and becomes wise to her machinations.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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That proved to be a toxic relationship that ended badly, with Louis and Claudia nearly killing Lestat and running away to Europe.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
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Starbucks said Workers United prematurely ended discussions this week.Kate Gibson, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
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The two employment decision makers who denied Ames a promotion and demoted her were not gay.Michelle Travis, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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Hackett was demoted earlier this season and Downing — hired as the passing game coordinator after LaFleur was fired — has taken over play-calling.Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
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Months later, the Department of Justice concluded that five Texas juvenile detention centers violated children's constitutional and civil rights.Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
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The plaintiffs seek a declaratory judgment that the commission, by approving the plans, has violated their fundamental rights.Amy Green, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
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Bob also sees a slight cautionary tale about stardom, its loneliness, and the fact that that problem doesn't necessarily get solved just by having a band.Simon Thompson, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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This issue will not be solved by a one-time cut.Doug Criscitello, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Michael Brewer, one-half of Brewer & Shipley, has died.Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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The Hamilton County Coroner's Office is requesting help finding the relatives of a man who died this week.Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
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But while there are still a lot of questions to be answered, the prospect of a Pixel-like camera design seems to have retreated.David Phelan, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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It’s hardly been altered in the 17,000 years or so since those glaciers retreated.Ashley Balzer Vigil, Ars Technica, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Broke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broke. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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