Break down
Break down verb - To arrange or assign according to type.
Usage example: when presented with the pile of files, the first thing he did was to break them down by month, order within the month, and region
List and break down are semantically related. In some cases you can use "List" instead a verb "Break down".
List
List verb - To make a list of.
Break down and list are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Break down" instead a verb "List".
Both terms in one sentence
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It would probably be faster to list everything about baseball the 1994 film The Scout got right, than to break down its impressive list of factual errors.
Source: Artistic License Sports -
The Second Doctor's companion Zoe reeled out a list of coding and orders to a robot receptionist causing it to break down and catch fire.
Source: Talking the Monster to Death
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