Break
Break noun - A favorable combination of circumstances, time, and place.
Usage example: in classic fashion, her big break came when, as an understudy, she took over for an ailing star
Occasion is a synonym for break in luck topic. In some cases you can use "Occasion" instead a noun "Break", when it comes to topics like chance, lucky happening.
Occasion
Occasion noun - A favorable combination of circumstances, time, and place.
Usage example: the substitute violinist rose to the occasion and performed the piece beautifully
Break is a synonym for occasion in chance topic. Sometimes you can use "Break" instead a noun "Occasion", if it concerns topics such as luck.
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- I've had occasion to speak to you before about the scriptures, and if I hear you cite their authority one more time I shall break you, Sergeant Hakeswill, I shall break you!
Source: Literature / Sharpe -
On one occasion in Ultimate X-Men, he had another mutant blast him with fire in order to break him out of his restraints, which burned off much of his skin and hair (but not his Magic Pants).
Source: Good Thing You Can Heal -
Michael in the Knight and Rogue Series develops the ability to 'enhance' the properties of things, making water more effective while fighting fire, giving his horse Super Speed, and on one occasion making the air thicker to break his fall.
Source: The Magic Touch
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