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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
However, some settle into breech or transverse positions.
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Brandi Jones, Verywell Health, 5 Aug. 2024
The 52-year-old entered the Palace of Versailles, Paris, on a golf cart, dressed in breeches, a dressage tailcoat, and hard hat.
—Bruce Haring, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2024
But when a baby is frank breech or in any other breech position, there is a higher chance of a complicated labor and delivery.
—Donna Murray, Rn, Parents, 25 July 2024
But many of the things LeBoeuf has learned while caring for and creating thousands of petticoats, breeches, robes and dresses — ranging in style from Egyptian to Elizabethan — can actually be quite helpful to those of us trying to keep our own, much more boring clothes in decent shape.
—Rachel Kurzius, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
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Brandi Jones, Verywell Health, 5 Aug. 2024
The 52-year-old entered the Palace of Versailles, Paris, on a golf cart, dressed in breeches, a dressage tailcoat, and hard hat.
—Bruce Haring, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2024
But when a baby is frank breech or in any other breech position, there is a higher chance of a complicated labor and delivery.
—Donna Murray, Rn, Parents, 25 July 2024
But many of the things LeBoeuf has learned while caring for and creating thousands of petticoats, breeches, robes and dresses — ranging in style from Egyptian to Elizabethan — can actually be quite helpful to those of us trying to keep our own, much more boring clothes in decent shape.
—Rachel Kurzius, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breech
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Sensing her low-grade panic, my friends moved a few seats down at the bar, leaving me and Janine to get into it.Allie Volpe, Vox, 14 Nov. 2024
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Democrat Dave Min has defeated Republican Scott Baugh in the race for a congressional seat in Orange County, California, NBC News projects.Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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What’s more, the pomades and powders can be used to sculpt the cheeks, fill in the brows, or line and color the lips.Jenny Berg, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2024
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Compared to a mask that’s gotten a lot of use, a fresh one will fit more snugly around the nose, cheeks, and chin and, in turn, catch particles more effectively.Korin Miller, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2024
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Testers appreciated the Venture’s neutral profile, which transitions from zero-camber underfoot to a gentle rocker between the inserts, nose, and tail.Outside Editors, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
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After a semi-heated debrief with Kaitlyn and Byron, where she’s ordered to find a qualified handler for their pilot lioness, Joe picks up a tail on the highway and calls in Kyle for assistance, who’s already tracking her from the road about five minutes away.Andy Andersen, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
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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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Like other Thomson’s gazelles, Cobbler also has a white patch on his rump extending underneath his tail, distinguishing him from the larger Grant’s gazelle, whose white patch extends above the tail.Skylar Heisey, The Arizona Republic, 30 Oct. 2024
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Administrative bloat already threatens to turn the professoriate into a university rump; a case like this, in which one aggrieved actor plays to the refs of not merely the managerial bureaucracy but of the state itself, only further undermines the necessary defense of academic autonomy.Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2024
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The two locked arms around backs, with Jenner's hand dropping south and staying perched on Chalamet's famed posterior for longer than any claims of accidental contact.Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2024
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Those pert patriotic posteriors are all-natural, made in the U.S.A., baby.EW.com, EW.com, 26 Oct. 2023
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The Galaxy and Revolution were both at the bottom of the league table when Arena took over.Harold Gutmann, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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An American World War II warship that played a key role in Allied campaigns in the Pacific has been discovered at the bottom of the Indian Ocean more than 80 years after it was sunk.Patrick Smith, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
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There are two separate touch screens for climate control, one located low in the center stack, below the infotainment screen, the other available to second-row occupants at the rear of the center console.Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 12 Nov. 2024
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The tree will be carried by Lynden Transport in an 80-foot flatbed truck covered with protective wrapping and a plexiglass window at the rear.Ashley J. DiMella Fox News, Fox News, 8 Nov. 2024
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“Breech.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breech. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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