Someone broke in and stole his radio.
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Break in
Synonyms for "break in" (210 found)
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Closest matches (42)
acclimateacclimatizeaccommodateaccustomadaptadjustadmitapprenticebarge inbe admittedbreachbreakbreak in uponbreak intobreak openbreak throughbreak to harnessbreaking and enteringbreedbreeze in
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Related words (105)
have an entreehave an inhop inhorn inhouse-trainhousebreakhousebreakingimpingeimposeimpose onimpose uponimproveinfiltrateinfringeinsertinsinuateinterfereinterlopeinterposeinterrupt
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interveneintrudeinureinvadeirruptjam injump inlick into shapelook inmake a beginningmake a movenaturalizenursenurtureobtrudeorientorientatepack inpop inpracticepreparepress inprize openpush input input in tuneput onput to schoolput uponraisereadyrearrehearserupturerush insafeblowingsafebreakingsafecrackingseasonsend to schoolset a courseset foot inshakeslink inslip insmash insneak insplitsplit opensqueeze instart upsteal instep instorm instove intake intake in handtametear openthrong inthrust intraintrenchtrespassunlawful entryvisitwarm upwedge inwontwork inworm in
Noun(11 words)
home invasionhorse traininghousebreakinghousebreaksinterjectinterruptintrudestavestraintrespasswear in
Verb(3 words)
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28 entriesbeginbreakbreak upcommencecrimecut offdisruptdomesticatedomesticisedomesticizeeducationentergetget downillegal actinterrupt
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11 entriesCollocations
9 entriesbreak in a doorbreak in a horsebreak in a windowbreak in shoesbreak-in attemptbreak-in incidentbreak-in periodhome break-inhorse break-in
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5 entriesDerivations
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1 entriesSample sentences
7 total sentences available.
Thousands gathered at São Paulo’s main cathedral and made their way to the mayor’s office, where a small group smashed windows and tried to break in, forcing guards to withdraw.
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These shoes will be more comfortable after they have broken in.
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These shoes will be more comfortable after I have broken them in.
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