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breakout

[ breyk-out ]

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noun

an escape, often with the use of force, as from a prison or mental institution.
an appearance or manifestation, as of a disease, that is sudden and often widespread; outbreak.
an itemization; breakdown:
a hotel bill with a breakout of each service offered.
an instance of surpassing any previous achievement:
a breakout in gold prices.
the act or process of removing and disassembling equipment that has been used in drilling a well.

adjective

of or constituting a sudden increase, advance, or unexpected success:
The director has finally scored with a breakout movie.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of breakout¹

First recorded in 1810–20; noun use of verb phrase break out

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Boone's breakout hit has been near-inescapable on radio and social media, and the impassioned folk-pop anthem is still in both the US and UK top 10s more than a year after its release.

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That, after brief flashes of brilliance last year, he is starting to put all the pieces together for a breakout sophomore season.

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Charli XCX drew one of the weekend's biggest crowds, for a sleazy, hedonistic run-through of her sleazy, hedonistic breakout album, Brat.

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He says the £30m release clause is about right for Delap's current market value given his lack of European and senior international experience and the fact he has had one "breakout" season.

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The class is on Thursdays and begins with informal breakout groups, with students discussing a given topic or getting to know each other against a backdrop of popular music piped through the auditorium sound system.

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break one's word break out

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