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 The channel has come under fire from journalists for breaching the impartiality rules that apply to news broadcasters. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 28 Aug. 2026 The code also requires trustees to fulfill their fiduciary duty to administer the trust pursuant to its wording and, when there are co-trustees, requires each to take steps to stop the others from breaching the trust. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 Aug. 2026 She was released early in December 2022 per The Daily Beast, and returned to prison from May to October 2023 for violating her parole and breaching a restraining order. — Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026 He was also accused of breaching fair competition regulations to preferentially award contracts on behalf of the museum. — News Desk, Artforum, 24 Aug. 2026 Israel said Syria was on the verge of breaching a security understanding by allowing Turkish troops to deploy there, while Ankara rejected Israel’s account. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2026 The central midfielder was banned for breaching anti-doping regulations for an initial four years in February 2024. — Nnamdi Onyeagwara, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026 In July, Romanian F-16 fighter jet pilots shot down three Russian drones breaching national airspace for the first time after dozens of such incursions in the more than four years of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026 Board members would be breaching their fiduciary duty for failing to enforce the provisions of the declaration and must reaffirm their intent to prospectively enforce the declaration by board resolution, and actually do so. — Howard Dakoff, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026

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The Seoul Central District Court convicted Han, widow of church founder Sun Myung Moon, of violating the political funds act, bribery and embezzling church funds, the court said in a statement.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
The bill also increases the maximum penalties for violating local fireworks ordinances to $1,000 for a first offense, $2,000 for a second offense and $5,000 for each additional offense within five years of the first.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026

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Angel Reese broke the WNBA single-game rebounding record with 26 while also breaking the league’s season record for rebounds as the Atlanta Dream beat the Sparks 78-71 on Monday night.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Everything is breaking the Sox way so far, and their playoff chances are greatly enhanced by the likelihood of avoiding an AL East team until the AL Championship Series.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

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