Break and Prohibition

Break

Break noun - A momentary halt in an activity.

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

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

Prohibition noun - The act of ordering that something not be done or used.

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Break and prohibition are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Break" instead a noun "Prohibition".

mass	mass break	mass prohibition
complete	complete break	complete prohibition
total	total break	total prohibition
entire	entire break	entire prohibition
Other adjectives: famous, major, last, magical.

Its popularity probably dates no earlier than the late 1970s, when the last restraints on American home-brewing lingering on after Prohibition (yes, which technically makes Prohibition fit this trope as well) were repealed and beer began to break out of its working-class social ghetto.

Source: Newer Than They Think
Playing Both Sides: In Prohibition-era Chicago, Tomokato decides to do the classic bit with the Capone and Moran gangs as "a refreshing break from (his) usual style." At the end, once most of the dust has settled, Sanjuro and the Man With No Name show up to score his efforts.

Source: Literature / The Adventures of Samurai Cat

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