1
as in to respire
to inhale and exhale air
sometimes it gets so hot in here that it's hard to even breathe
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2
as in to live
to have life
as long as I breathe, you will have a place to stay
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Recent Examples of breathe
Sharp, a mother of three, is constantly up, checking to make sure Cambrie is breathing.
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Marina Kopf, NBC news, 27 May 2026
To pay more homage to Drac, a scary fire-breathing replica is paraded through Palma religious festivals and last year an artist’s floating sculpture of a 10-foot Drac was permanently installed in the lake below La Seu Cathedral.
—Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
Stuart Meltzer, artistic director of Zoetic Stage and here guest directing at GableStage, keeps the action moving briskly while still allowing the play’s more powerful moments room to breathe.
—Mary Damiano, Miami Herald, 27 May 2026
Such weapons were designed to combat rioters and soldiers, and their compounds are toxic, especially to children, who breathe more rapidly than adults relative to their body weight.
—Lisa Song, ProPublica, 27 May 2026
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Marina Kopf, NBC news, 27 May 2026
To pay more homage to Drac, a scary fire-breathing replica is paraded through Palma religious festivals and last year an artist’s floating sculpture of a 10-foot Drac was permanently installed in the lake below La Seu Cathedral.
—Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
Stuart Meltzer, artistic director of Zoetic Stage and here guest directing at GableStage, keeps the action moving briskly while still allowing the play’s more powerful moments room to breathe.
—Mary Damiano, Miami Herald, 27 May 2026
Such weapons were designed to combat rioters and soldiers, and their compounds are toxic, especially to children, who breathe more rapidly than adults relative to their body weight.
—Lisa Song, ProPublica, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breathe
Verb
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When the soil becomes saturated from overwatering, the pores fill with water, limiting oxygen and preventing the roots from respiring.—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
12 May 2026
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And as microbes and other organisms continue to respire, dissolved oxygen levels drop to zero.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
14 Jan. 2026
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In doing so, the government got its dearest wish—the disappearing of people living with AIDS, hand-in-hand with a more-than-global imperialism.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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The judge granted her request for temporary custody in part, allowing the child to live with her full time.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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Dinah was asleep inside, snoring on her cot next to Morris’s bed.—
Stephen King,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
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Nasal dilators are flexible devices designed to open the nostrils and improve airflow, often used to reduce snoring or ease nighttime breathing.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
1 May 2026
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Meetings are due to take place this week and there is a lot of work to do.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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There are nearly two hundred people standing there, looking around and sighing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 May 2026
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“Breathe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breathe. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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