BREACHING Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

breaching

verb

present participle of breach

as in violating

to fail to keep a builder being sued by a homeowner for breaching a contract

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Recent Examples of breaching These giant humpbacks, a pod of them came up and around us and started breaching and started waving. — William Earl, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026 On Monday, Zelenskyy accused the Russians of breaching the ceasefire. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026 All cases involving people charged with breaching it have been put on hold pending the court’s ruling. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 Temperature highs are in the high 80s with a couple areas breaching 90 degrees on the day, according to NWS Melbourne. — Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026 City posted losses of almost £149m over two seasons, breaching the limit and failing FFP on the same day as PSG. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2026 Leaders of India’s Cockroach Janta Party have been detained after breaching a security cordon to demand the resignation of the country’s election chief, who deleted 130 million names from voters’ lists. — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026 The more these three play together, the more the emotional register of their music keeps breaching into delight. — Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2026 But the execution was delayed once again when his attorneys filed a new lawsuit that accused the Georgia Attorney General’s Office of breaching an agreement made during the coronavirus pandemic. — Thomas Lake, AJC.com, 7 Oct. 2026

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Charlotte’s water utility has fielded about 18 complaints a day of people violating mandatory water restrictions in place since mid-May, when the region was facing an extreme drought crisis.

— Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026
Just before kickoff, the Tide confirmed that Kirkpatrick was suspended for violating team rules.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

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Zelensky accused Moscow of breaking the apparent agreement and, in turn, resumed strikes against Russian oil facilities, defying pressure from Washington.

— Olivia-Anne Cleary, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
Jurors began deliberating Wednesday afternoon and continued Thursday and Friday before breaking for the weekend.

— Adam Thompson, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

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