1
as in seat
the part of the body upon which someone sits
plant yourselves on your breeches on that bench and listen to what I have to say
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2
as in pants
breeches plural
an outer garment covering each leg separately from waist to ankle
the mounted riders look striking in their red coats and white breeches
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Recent Examples of breech
The biggest question mark appears to be at quarterback where talented but untested J.J. McCarthy will step into the breech.
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Steve Silverman, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Grant termination used to be a much rarer occurrence, reserved for more extreme circumstances such as some kind of ethical breech or an agency running out of money.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
The flowers along the hike include trout lily and Dutchman’s breeches, a district news release said.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Bear’s breeches are indigenous to North Africa and southern Europe.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 6 Mar. 2025
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Steve Silverman, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Grant termination used to be a much rarer occurrence, reserved for more extreme circumstances such as some kind of ethical breech or an agency running out of money.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
The flowers along the hike include trout lily and Dutchman’s breeches, a district news release said.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Bear’s breeches are indigenous to North Africa and southern Europe.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breech
Noun
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The company eliminated middle seat bookings and waived change fees, despite that no doubt affecting the bottom line.—
Philip A. Nardone,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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And there is a major backlog there, with long waits for seats.—
Sharon DeVivo,
New York Daily News,
15 July 2025
Noun
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An older woman, a friend of my mother’s (my mother was also a teacher at the school), walked over and pinched my cheeks, first one and then the other, as an adult might do to an infant.—
Yiyun Li,
The New Yorker,
23 Mar. 2025
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With her hands clasped to the sides of her face, the well-to-do woman is said to have demonstrated her request by lifting the corners of her mouth and cheeks.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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After gently capturing the gull in a pillowcase, Shaffer affixed a small, lightweight GPS tracking device to her tail, reports SFGate’s Amanda Bartlett.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 July 2025
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There was this sentiment in the air off the tail of these Forever shows.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
14 July 2025
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This was all done with a bum wrist, which posed as an inconvenience to him at times.—
Hannah Kirby,
Journal Sentinel,
4 Aug. 2024
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Tommy, left to prosecute the case against Rusty, has inherited a bum gig.—
Vinson Cunningham,
The New Yorker,
26 July 2024
Noun
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The deal comes as investor interest in AI code writing startups is running at fever pitch after Google spoiled OpenAI’s takeover of Windsurf by poaching key execs in a $2.4 billion deal announced this week, with the rump of the company bought by rival Cognition.—
Iain Martin,
Forbes.com,
17 July 2025
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According to Interior Wildlife, the porcupine's rump was the only spot rescuers could reach through the plane's small window opening.—
Moná Thomas,
People.com,
5 June 2025
Noun
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Those who just want to dangle their legs and keep their posteriors affixed for the entire run, though, can still see through the clear water, especially when migrating over to pockets of shade from the trees lining either bank.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 May 2025
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Lacking muscle One possibility here is that wnt signaling is widely active in the posterior of the embryo at this point, blocking formation of anterior structures.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The attorney said that, after police arrived, there was a low-speed collision, Byron Jackson and an officer ended up at the bottom of a ravine and the South Carolina resident was handcuffed.—
Tesfaye Negussie,
ABC News,
15 July 2025
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That included excavating a trench at the bottom of a hill the condominiums are built into.—
Jolene Almendarez,
The Enquirer,
15 July 2025
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By contrast, in the Belmont, jockey Junior Alvarado adroitly kept Sovereignty closer to the pace, up in the mix, no time to lay back and do that Sovereignty thing of melting into the rear.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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The grip includes a command dial, with another at the rear just above the thumb rest, that work together for exposure control.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
25 July 2025
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“Breech.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breech. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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