as in break
a short period of time when you are able to stop doing something that is difficult or unpleasant or when something difficult or unpleasant stops or is delayed
The weekend provided a nice respite from the pressures of her job. a temporary respite
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Recent Examples of respite
And baseball is, for all but lawyers and public relations flacks, a welcome respite from the inactivity and litigation that characterized the Padres’ offseason.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, between quick catch-ups with friends, attendees enjoyed a live DJ set by Gilly Chan—a high-energy respite from the single-digit temperatures outside.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 7 Feb. 2025
Football is supposed to have enough about it to take us away from the serious stuff, a distraction that provides respite from any awfulness that might exist.
—Nick Miller, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
Even with the onslaught of freezing temperatures, and snow in the earlier hours of the day, guests were transported to a fantastical realm for a few moments of respite.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 7 Feb. 2025
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, between quick catch-ups with friends, attendees enjoyed a live DJ set by Gilly Chan—a high-energy respite from the single-digit temperatures outside.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 7 Feb. 2025
Football is supposed to have enough about it to take us away from the serious stuff, a distraction that provides respite from any awfulness that might exist.
—Nick Miller, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
Even with the onslaught of freezing temperatures, and snow in the earlier hours of the day, guests were transported to a fantastical realm for a few moments of respite.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 7 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for respite
Recent Examples of Synonyms for respite
Noun
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The geographic break corresponded with a pivot in the photographer’s work.—
Naomi Fry,
The New Yorker,
22 Feb. 2025
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And Curry stressed how important the back-half of the season is for the team coming out of the NBA All-Star break.—
Ben Morse,
CNN,
22 Feb. 2025
Noun
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An offer sheet for this player would need to be significant to give Bowman pause, so $10 million times seven seasons would need to be a comfort zone for an opposition general manager.—
Allan Mitchell,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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The program is on pause after legal challenges from states, and the amount of savings its elimination could generate, $150 billion or more, depends on the status of the litigation.—
Margot Sanger-Katz,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The latter half of the show had a bit of a lull, with the audience staying less engaged and driven as some of the slower tracks blended into each other.—
Britt Julious,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2025
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Zero Day starts picking up speed again after a couple of episodes’ lull when the commission rallies to break the Reapers’ code.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Respite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/respite. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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