exhalation
noun
ex·ha·la·tion
ˌeks-hə-ˈlā-shən 
ˌek-sə-
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Hold this position for one exhalation and return to standing straight.
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Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 19 Dec. 2024
Sentiment surrounding generative AI ebbs and flows but one constant remains: each exhalation of the news cycle breathes new life into the market.
—Clint Boulton, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
The focus is on a forceful exhalation and a passive inhalation.
—Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 1 Dec. 2024
There, waves produced by muscle and breath — the scrape of horsehair on string, or a player’s exhalation rushing into a metal tube — careen from wall to wall, acquiring character from every surface, then beat against cartilage and vibrate against skin.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 16 Oct. 2024
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Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 19 Dec. 2024
Sentiment surrounding generative AI ebbs and flows but one constant remains: each exhalation of the news cycle breathes new life into the market.
—Clint Boulton, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
The focus is on a forceful exhalation and a passive inhalation.
—Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 1 Dec. 2024
There, waves produced by muscle and breath — the scrape of horsehair on string, or a player’s exhalation rushing into a metal tube — careen from wall to wall, acquiring character from every surface, then beat against cartilage and vibrate against skin.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Exhalation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exhalation. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.
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exhalation
noun
ex·ha·la·tion
ˌeks-(h)ə-ˈlā-shən
1
: something exhaled or given off
2
: the act of exhaling
Medical Definition
exhalation
noun
ex·ha·la·tion
ˌeks-(h)ə-ˈlā-shən
1
: the action of forcing air out of the lungs
2
: something (as the breath) that is exhaled or given off
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