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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as in to blow (out)
to let or force out of the lungs
leaned back in his chair and breathed out the smoke from his pipe
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Recent Examples of breathe
Jorge L. Ortiz, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
The most severe cases required the use of iron lungs — large machines that enabled paralyzed patients to breathe.
—Gerald Joyce, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
Videographers can take advantage of the shallow depth of field for focus rack shots that shift interest from one subject to another, but keep in mind that the lens shows a significant amount of focus breathing.
—PC Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
Empire Skate chronicles the colorful rise and enduring influence of New York skateboarding culture in the 1990s, through the global phenomenon of Supreme and intimate portraits of the skaters who breathed life into that world.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2025
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Shannon Riley, founder and CEO of Building 180 – an art production and consulting agency that arranged the installation – told USA TODAY battery and funding reasons limit the subtle chest motions that mimic breathing to an hour a day, from 5-6 p.m.
—Jorge L. Ortiz, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
The most severe cases required the use of iron lungs — large machines that enabled paralyzed patients to breathe.
—Gerald Joyce, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
Videographers can take advantage of the shallow depth of field for focus rack shots that shift interest from one subject to another, but keep in mind that the lens shows a significant amount of focus breathing.
—PC Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
Empire Skate chronicles the colorful rise and enduring influence of New York skateboarding culture in the 1990s, through the global phenomenon of Supreme and intimate portraits of the skaters who breathed life into that world.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Breathe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breathe. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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