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  1. make or breakverb

    To be a crucial factor in determining the success of something.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of make or break in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of make or break in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of make or break in a Sentence

  1. Holly Cekala:

    Every single day of my life I try to give back because I'm alive and I'm grateful. There's 23 million of me out there that are like that too. And we all vote, that's just the ones in recovery, how about the 50 million family members? We're talking about a constituency of consequence that could make or break any candidate.

  2. Anne Nalder:

    You need to be careful there isn't an over-reaction because a bank can make or break an economy.

  3. Change Minister James Shaw:

    This decade is make or break for the planet, to stand a chance of limiting global warming to 1.5 Celsius, the science shows we now have about eight years left to almost halve global greenhouse gas emissions.

  4. Holly Cekala:

    That's just the ones in recovery, how about the 50 million family members? We're talking about a constituency of consequence that could make or break any candidate.

  5. Dan Pfeiffer:

    O'Malley has the best shot to [gain momentum] and this is a make-or-break moment for his campaign, it would require a dominating performance that showed him to be an exciting and electable alternative like Fiorina had in the last GOP debate.

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