Break
Strike
Strike noun - An unexpected benefit or advantage resulting from the uncertain course of events.
Usage example: she's made one strike after another since she began speculating in real estate
Break is a synonym for strike in hit topic. Sometimes you can use "Break" instead the word "Strike" as a verb or a noun.
How words are described
| good | good break | good strike |
| full | full break | full strike |
| clean | clean break | clean strike |
| complete | complete break | complete strike |
| Other adjectives: initial, single, brutal, actual, real, massive, big, huge, infamous, major, possible, final, next, last, occasional, sudden, biggest. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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It was totally unbreachable until Longshot successfully pinpointed its one weak spot with his luck powers, allowing the rest of the team to strike and break through it.
- Strike Me Down with All of Your Hatred is when someone wants to be hit so that the hitter will break their moral code and fall from grace.
Source: Hit Me, Dammit! - This is driven home in the scene where they break up a wildcat strike (a strike unauthorized by the rest of the union) by force.
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