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pre
Preposition
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before
The photo was taken pre my hair becoming gray.
breakdown
Noun
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A breakdown is when something has failed, usually having to do with a machine of some sort.
The car they were driving had a breakdown when the engine stopped working.
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A brekadown is when someones' state of mind has fallen apart or lapsed.
phase
Noun
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A phase is stage in a process.
We will look at very basic ideas during the first phase of training.
As the war enters its final phase, the role of the UN will probably become more important.
Teenagers often go through a phase of being attracted to someone of the same sex.
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If things are in phase, they are working, moving, or changing together.
phase
Verb
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If you phase something in, you introduce it step by step.
Over the next few years, all farm support was slowly phased out.