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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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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
That is in the venerable theatrical tradition of the many plays and operas with women in what was known as a breeches role, or Hosenrolle.
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Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 4 Dec. 2024
For a horseback rider, a comfortable jacket is a must as well as riding breeches.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 10 Oct. 2024
Women would have been at work tanning hides for tepees, moccasins, shirts and breeches, and drying and curing meat for the coming northern winter.
—Tim Madigan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
At delivery, about 10% of breech babies are in a complete breech position.4
Incomplete (footling) breech
A footling breech position is when the baby’s legs are extended and facing straight down.
—Donna Murray, Rn, Parents, 25 July 2024
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Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 4 Dec. 2024
For a horseback rider, a comfortable jacket is a must as well as riding breeches.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 10 Oct. 2024
Women would have been at work tanning hides for tepees, moccasins, shirts and breeches, and drying and curing meat for the coming northern winter.
—Tim Madigan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
At delivery, about 10% of breech babies are in a complete breech position.4
Incomplete (footling) breech
A footling breech position is when the baby’s legs are extended and facing straight down.
—Donna Murray, Rn, Parents, 25 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breech
Noun
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Once a month, inspect the bike to make sure there aren't any loose screws, that the seat and pedals are securely in place.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Feb. 2025
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Sure enough, within minutes, the rightful seat owner arrived.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Dry eye disease is a condition that can disrupt your daily life with symptoms like stinging, burning, redness or even tears that roll down your cheeks.—
Sandra Rose Salathe,
Flow Space,
30 Dec. 2024
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Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk On the Go Set Join the ranks of Meghan Markle, Amal Clooney, Emma Stone and other celebs who have worn this brand by snagging this travel set for the eyes, lips and cheeks.—
Shalwah Evans,
People.com,
28 Dec. 2024
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Though the series, which premiered on PBS in the United States in 2010, ended its television run in 2015, fans dusted off their coats, tails, and evening gowns for a film adaptation some four years after the show’s finale—and then once more for a second film in 2022.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
9 Feb. 2025
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Asking to Play Aside from sharing toys, a dog asking to play with you by bowing and wagging their tail is expressing their excitement to be in your presence.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 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
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The ruffled rumps of Colleen Allen Colleen Allen fall 2025 Photo: Annie Powers / Courtesy of Colleen Allen Colleen Allen fall 2025 Photo: Annie Powers / Courtesy of Colleen Allen In terms of memorability, the fresh-on-the-scene designer’s NYFW presentation rivaled household names.—
Kelsey Stiegman,
Vogue,
12 Feb. 2025
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That plan would allow Israel to formally annex much of the West Bank and reject the return of Palestinian refugees, in exchange for regional investment and promises of a rump Palestinian state that would be demilitarized and lack sovereignty in any meaningful sense.—
Raja Khalidi,
Foreign Affairs,
20 Jan. 2025
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And then there was the rising popularity in the twenty-tens of Brazilian butt lifts, signalling the hastening shift of America’s erotic focus from the bosom to the posterior.—
Naomi Fry,
The New Yorker,
25 Jan. 2025
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The choreography and puppetry merge in such extraordinary spectacles as a graceful gazelle or a hyena scooting on its posterior.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
21 Nov. 2024
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More specifically, the two gatekeepers are tasked with preventing whatever evil lurks at the bottom of the ravine from getting out into the world.—
Brian Davids,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Feb. 2025
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At the bottom of the state, a winter storm warning was issued across Cape May, Atlantic and Cumberland counties.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
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Last week, George B. Strait tore down the Rodney Wood farm home, near the rear of his furniture store, and will build a new home there.—
Bernice Hoffman,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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The windows are slightly narrow toward the rear of the vehicle, providing a streamlined look, while a high shoulder line and a lower and more prominent skirt line along the lower sections of the doors add a muscular side profile.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Breech.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breech. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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