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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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
The episodes also breathed well and did not get bogged down in too many advantages and idol hunts.
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
The backside interior is lined with a super-soft, stretchy, velour-like material that breathes while providing warmth.
—Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 11 Dec. 2024
Godard’s membership in that club was undeniable, but there’s more room for disagreement about whether Carax breathes such rarified air.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2024
Breathwork uses a watch’s vibrate motor to show you when to breathe.
—Andrew Williams, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
The backside interior is lined with a super-soft, stretchy, velour-like material that breathes while providing warmth.
—Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 11 Dec. 2024
Godard’s membership in that club was undeniable, but there’s more room for disagreement about whether Carax breathes such rarified air.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2024
Breathwork uses a watch’s vibrate motor to show you when to breathe.
—Andrew Williams, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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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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Hambrick, 45, used to live at the residence where the women were found dead, the Dispatch reported.Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 15 Dec. 2024
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Why do so many patients with snoring issues also grind their teeth?Maria Sokolina, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Ah, the good old days: 80 guys snoring on cots in an open bay, communal shower area, shrieking sergeants in a frenetic chow hall.Jeff Nelligan, Baltimore Sun, 4 Dec. 2024
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There was just one difference in the nominations for best original song between the Critics Choice Awards and the Golden Globes.Paul Grein, Billboard, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Breathe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breathe. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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