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as in snored
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 lived
to have life
as long as I breathe, you will have a place to stay
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Recent Examples of breathed
Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Nov. 2021
Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 25 Dec. 2024
The three points also breathed some life back into the home team.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Particles from smoke can be breathed into the lungs and cause heart attacks, strokes, asthma attacks, and difficulty breathing.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
The episodes also breathed well and did not get bogged down in too many advantages and idol hunts.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Their big house breathed comfort, in the damp shade of Washington cedars, a lake lapping close by.
—Eva Syrovy, The Denver Post, 11 Dec. 2024
The reflective post looked back on the nearly two years span during which the band lived and breathed all things Eras.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
If breathed in, TCE can cause headache, dizziness, nausea and vomiting, followed by clumsiness, drowsiness and difficulty speaking.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Tens of thousands of people braved heat and long lines to join rallies that breathed life into Harris’s new campaign.
—Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, The New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2024
Adjective
His wraparound, tight-quarters assist on a Keshad Johnson dunk in the second half breathed fire into the lungs of the home crowd.
—Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Nov. 2021
Verb
The room breathed a collective sigh of relief.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 25 Dec. 2024
The three points also breathed some life back into the home team.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Particles from smoke can be breathed into the lungs and cause heart attacks, strokes, asthma attacks, and difficulty breathing.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
The episodes also breathed well and did not get bogged down in too many advantages and idol hunts.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Their big house breathed comfort, in the damp shade of Washington cedars, a lake lapping close by.
—Eva Syrovy, The Denver Post, 11 Dec. 2024
The reflective post looked back on the nearly two years span during which the band lived and breathed all things Eras.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
If breathed in, TCE can cause headache, dizziness, nausea and vomiting, followed by clumsiness, drowsiness and difficulty speaking.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Tens of thousands of people braved heat and long lines to join rallies that breathed life into Harris’s new campaign.
—Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, The New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Breathed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breathed. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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