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breather
noun
breath·er
ˈbrē-t͟hər
Examples of breather in a Sentence
He decided to give them a breather.
took a breather from the seemingly endless task of sorting through years of stuff stored in the attic
Recent Examples on the Web
But while their friends take a breather before hitting the books again, these high school graduates have a post-school plan that is a lot less traditional, but indicate a bright future ahead.
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Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 3 June 2024
Give your white sneakers a breather and take some color block trainers for a spin like Jennifer Garner.
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Kayla Blanton, Peoplemag, 28 May 2024
Down by 18 to start the fourth quarter, Atlanta got within 11 with McBride and Collier getting a much-deserved breather.
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Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 26 May 2024
But the initial bumpiness of the playing got worse as the night went on, and even though the bandmembers got a 15-minute breather while Young played several classics acoustically late in the set, the break didn’t help much.
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Jem Aswad, Variety, 16 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1609, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Breather.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breather. Accessed 15 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
breather
noun
breath·er
ˈbrē-t͟hər
1
: one that breathes
2
: a pause for rest : break
Medical Definition
breather
noun
breath·er
ˈbrē-t͟hər
: one that breathes usually in a specified way see mouth breather
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