Breaking
Breaking noun - The act of breaking something.
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Decomposing and breaking are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Decomposing" instead an adjective "Breaking".
Decomposing
Breaking and decomposing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Breaking" instead an adjective "Decomposing".
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The instructions refer to breaking the ball as "decomposing", and the section on how to break it reads "TO DECOMPOSE: EASILY THOUGH IT INTO THE FLOOR HAVE FUN." It only gets worse from there.
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In Breaking Bad, after Combo asks about the hole in the ceiling, Jesse uses the fallen ceiling (from decomposing Emilio in his bathtub with acid) as an excuse for his bruises which he got from Krazy-8.
Source: Cut Himself Shaving
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Decomposing and Breaking. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/breaking/decomposing
Breaking & Decomposing. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/breaking/decomposing>.
Decomposing or Breaking. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/breaking/decomposing.
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