BREAKS FREE Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

breaks free

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present tense third-person singular of break free

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to get free from a dangerous or confining situation The hostages managed to break free before anyone got hurt.

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Recent Examples of breaks free As a result, when the ball breaks free, striker Osula can receive it under no pressure, easily building momentum to force the Liverpool centre-backs to drop deeper. — Jon MacKenzie, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

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