Break and Embrace

Break

Break verb - To cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly.

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Embrace and break are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Embrace" instead a verb "Break".

Nearby Words: breach, breakdown, breaking, breakup, breakable

Embrace verb - To put one's arms around and press tightly.

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Break and embrace are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Break" instead a verb "Embrace".

Nearby Words: embraced, embracing

emotional	emotional break	emotional embrace
good	good break	good embrace
full	full break	full embrace
best	best break	best embrace
Other adjectives: long, welcome, brief, standard, initial, infamous, permanent, dramatic, last, extended, red.

These rare few who are condemned to exile simply for fear that they might one day break and embrace their grim talents, are given a choice by a princess wrought with compassion.

Source: Fanfic Recs / My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic General 1 To H
Turns out and Jeff helped break up Shirley's marriage, Abed got Annie arrested for her pill addiction, Shirley accidentally got Dean Pelton to embrace his Creepy Crossdresser and Camp Gay tendencies, ect.

Source: One Degree of Separation
And it's exploited to hell and back by the Big Bad Hazama who's great sceme is to Break the Cutie, make her embrace her Super-Powered Evil Side and go on an omnicidal rampage.

Source: Cloning Blues

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