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Meanings of breakaway in English

Catalan
desacord
Spanish
ruptura

The act of breaking away or withdrawing from.

desacord

Having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude.

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Examples for "breaking away"
Examples for "breaking away"
1
Simplicity and naturalness are great aids in breaking away from food slavery.
Maintaining Health (Formerly Health and Efficiency)
2
He patted me on the back a few times before breaking away.
Monster Hunter Vendetta
3
The song followed her, breaking away from the melody into a solo.
Shadow fall
4
Television footage showed hillsides breaking away and sliding into rivers of mud.
Reuters
5
Horses jerking back, rearing, breaking away from the few men guarding them.
The Bells of San Juan
Usage of breakaway in English
1
However he added: There is indeed a breakaway group from the MNLF.
Reuters
2
He was however still determined to push ahead with the breakaway group.
Radio NZ
3
Some observers say Russia will stop short of recognising the breakaway regions.
Reuters
4
Azerbaijan said Armenia fired missiles at several towns outside the breakaway enclave.
Reuters
5
China says the island is a breakaway province that must accept reunification.
Reuters
6
In terms of assets per breakaway, that is a 26 percent increase.
Reuters
7
Bratt tied the game on a breakaway late in the second period.
Reuters
8
However, world number two Nadal pleaded with Djokovic to rethink a breakaway.
News.com.au
9
Taiwan is in effect independent, but China considers it a breakaway province.
Radio NZ
10
Tavares missed on a breakaway with five minutes left in the game.
Reuters
11
Aho's short-handed goal came later in the opening period on a breakaway.
Reuters
12
Tension over the two breakaway regions has intensified dramatically in recent weeks.
Reuters
13
Russia also dominates South Ossetia and Abkhazia, two breakaway regions of Georgia.
Reuters
14
Parise also had a breakaway chance in overtime right before Koivu's winner.
Reuters
15
Mark Lowen reports from Donetsk, the unofficial capital of the breakaway east.
BBC
16
Florida tied the score 90 seconds later on a Vatrano unassisted breakaway.
Reuters
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Breakaway through the time
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