1
as in anxieties
a mental or nervous collapse
if you don't ease your workload, you're going to have a breakdown
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2
as in analyses
the separation and identification of the parts of a whole
the boss wanted a detailed breakdown of the sales figures
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Recent Examples of breakdowns
Replacement parts are hard to find and the warranty offers minimal coverage in case of breakdowns.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
The scorecard will consist of things like on-time, arrival, breakdowns, latenesses and vintage of the bus, the deputy chancellor said.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
Defensive breakdowns have become glaring.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
In his emotional breakdowns, Elliott buckles under his testy relationship with his mother Lynn and then wanders through gatherings and parties with a perpetually dazed expression.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026
Over the next decade and a half Allen continued to evolve stylistically and lyrically, moving from pop culture commentary to more emotionally revealing narratives about marital breakdowns, motherhood, and personal identity crises.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Apr. 2026
The White House has not yet offered detailed breakdowns of either figure, but one estimate by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, has put the cost of the war so far at nearly $30 billion.
—Claudia Grisales, NPR, 10 Apr. 2026
Council members largely supported the changes but pressed for more detailed breakdowns, including how often force is used against people experiencing homelessness.
—Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 8 Apr. 2026
This is all in the first three paragraphs, and the breakdowns—a capacious category that, for Lemann, seems to encompass everything from rages to amiable fugues—do not let up.
—Brandy Jensen, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2026
Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
The scorecard will consist of things like on-time, arrival, breakdowns, latenesses and vintage of the bus, the deputy chancellor said.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
Defensive breakdowns have become glaring.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
In his emotional breakdowns, Elliott buckles under his testy relationship with his mother Lynn and then wanders through gatherings and parties with a perpetually dazed expression.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026
Over the next decade and a half Allen continued to evolve stylistically and lyrically, moving from pop culture commentary to more emotionally revealing narratives about marital breakdowns, motherhood, and personal identity crises.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Apr. 2026
The White House has not yet offered detailed breakdowns of either figure, but one estimate by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, has put the cost of the war so far at nearly $30 billion.
—Claudia Grisales, NPR, 10 Apr. 2026
Council members largely supported the changes but pressed for more detailed breakdowns, including how often force is used against people experiencing homelessness.
—Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 8 Apr. 2026
This is all in the first three paragraphs, and the breakdowns—a capacious category that, for Lemann, seems to encompass everything from rages to amiable fugues—do not let up.
—Brandy Jensen, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breakdowns
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In the meantime, city staff will examine other options, including structural analyses on existing buildings up for sale to possibly refurbish into a city hall.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
22 Apr. 2026
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Compensation management has always been complex, requiring in-depth and often manual analyses of datasets to gain strategic insights into trending compensation practices.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2026
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Existing storage facilities within Beijing’s Sixth Ring Road—an encircling expressway about 15 to 20 miles from the city center—are limited to storing a maximum of three drones or 10 core components while also being required to undergo police inspections.—
Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
30 Apr. 2026
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Teams installed a main seawater valve on a waterborne carrier and performed detailed inspections of high-pressure turbine components.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Apr. 2026
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So far, no one has been arrested, but officials said a couple of cases have been documented as hate-crime investigations.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
30 Apr. 2026
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The former inspector general garnered a reputation for high-profile investigations, some of which saw her butt heads with Mayor Brandon Johnson and his administration.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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Meteorologists say a large-scale upper-level trough over the Plains is helping drive a series of disturbances that will move east through the day.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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But since that ridge shifted from Northern California in early April, the new pattern has invited multiple low-pressure disturbances into the region.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Breakdowns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breakdowns. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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