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
Using a closeup lens, Chung noticed that the female would be immobilized and stop breathing for around an hour, giving the male time to mate safely.
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Jack Guy, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025
Ahead, get the details on seven new makeup products that will breathe life into your daily routine.
—Jackie Fields, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Bronchitis is a respiratory illness that occurs when the airways leading into your lungs get irritated, Nagata explains, which leads to the swelling and mucus buildup that causes difficulty breathing.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
Cartel bosses are breathing down his neck and a young upstart has been posing as the new guy in town eager to purchase the club.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2025
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Jack Guy, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025
Ahead, get the details on seven new makeup products that will breathe life into your daily routine.
—Jackie Fields, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Bronchitis is a respiratory illness that occurs when the airways leading into your lungs get irritated, Nagata explains, which leads to the swelling and mucus buildup that causes difficulty breathing.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
Cartel bosses are breathing down his neck and a young upstart has been posing as the new guy in town eager to purchase the club.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breathe
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In the soil around their roots, billions of fungi and soil bacteria respire as well.—
Jordan Fisher Smith,
Discover Magazine,
20 Dec. 2010
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Vegetables that respire at a higher rate keep better in the refrigerator crisper, where food retains more moisture than in the open space of the main refrigerator compartment, which can draw moisture out of produce.—
Anne-Marie Bonneau,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2021
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And researchers have also found that roughly 280,000 children live with at least one undocumented relative, in many cases a parent.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes and,
Miami Herald,
15 Mar. 2025
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While cases of benefit fraud have occurred, fewer than 1 percent were reported in July 2024 by the SSA inspector general, and the majority of payments were made to living people.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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Cut to the wee hours of the morning, when Lori is snoring in bed.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
17 Mar. 2025
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Differently Men tend to be most troubled by snoring and sleep apnea, which can lead to cardiovascular problems.—
Judy Stone,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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If there are issues or delays in receiving aid, students should be persistent in following up to ensure that their applications are processed correctly.—
Scott White,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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During the same two-day period, there were also 10-figure declines in the net worths of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos (-$5.83 billion), LVMH owner Bernard Arnault (-$5.3 billion) Uniqlo CEO Tadashi Yanai (-$1.7 billion), and SAP co-founder Hasso Plattner (-$1.5 billion).—
Karen K. Ho for ARTnews,
Robb Report,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Breathe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breathe. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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