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break silence

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Verb

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break silence (third-person singular simple present breaks silence, present participle breaking silence, simple past broke silence, past participle broken silence)

  1. To breach a norm against communication or against communicating a specific type of information.
    Breaking radio silence risked disclosing our presence.
    They were ostracized for breaking the blue wall of silence about police misconduct.
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