1
as in pause
a momentary halt in an activity
let's all take a breath before continuing this discussion
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2
as in breeze
a slight or gentle movement of air
a sweet breath caressed her cheek as she sat in the garden
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as in hint
an almost imperceptible sign of something
the mornings are already getting warmer, and there is a breath of spring in the air
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Recent Examples of breath
Investors may catch their breath next week as earnings season winds down and only a few meaningful economic reports are released.
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Zev Fima, CNBC, 22 Mar. 2026
Blanca Alvarado is 94 and struggles to catch her breath.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2026
Comforting and chaotic in the same breath.
—Dawn Lerman, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
The songs are all about freedom, single motherhood, love and lust — often in the same breath.
—ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
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Zev Fima, CNBC, 22 Mar. 2026
Blanca Alvarado is 94 and struggles to catch her breath.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2026
Comforting and chaotic in the same breath.
—Dawn Lerman, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
The songs are all about freedom, single motherhood, love and lust — often in the same breath.
—ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breath
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The pause applies to Iranian oil loaded on ships as of Friday and is set to end April 19.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Mar. 2026
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But if your friend has no idea what your partner’s talking about, that could be reason to take pause, Charlot said.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
21 Mar. 2026
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There is also seating on the outdoor Thomson Plaza where guests can catch the Miami breeze blowing Ultra’s music your way until curtain.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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Temperatures will struggle to reach 50° on Saturday afternoon, with a chilly breeze.—
Cutter Martin,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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And further out in the disk, the astronomers have spotted a third, smaller break in the material—a tantalizing hint that matter there may have already collapsed into a planet closer to Saturn’s size.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
24 Mar. 2026
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Following this discovery, astronomers found hints of an additional object closer to WISPIT 2, confirming this to be a planet using the Very Large Telescope (VLT) and the VLT Interferometer (VLTI).—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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No exchanges of fire were reported, marking the first lull since late February, when clashes erupted.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
20 Mar. 2026
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Hofstra just could not overcome an offensive lull in the middle 20 minutes of the game.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
20 Mar. 2026
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The seventy-year-old filmmaker took a puff of his cigar and smiled.—
Holden Seidlitz,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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First one, then another, is obliterated in a puff of smoke, sending explosions reverberating through the apartment block several seconds later.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
18 Mar. 2026
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Game three offered a brief glimmer of order.—
Ryan Brennan
March 20,
Miami Herald,
20 Mar. 2026
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Every repeat viewing of Abraham's performance reveals some new moment of humiliation — some fresh sickening glimmer of anguish that feels all too familiar.—
Devan Coggan,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Mar. 2026
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His big break came when the Tar Heels hired him — a guy with direct connections to Air Force and Kansas, but not so much to UNC — to be an obscure assistant coach.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Mar. 2026
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On March 4, the Fort Worth City Council at its work session discussed an economic development agreement which could offer Edged Data Centers a 50% break on property taxes for 10 years, in exchange for jobs and investments.—
Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Mar. 2026
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In the future, Doral Hydrogen is also looking to replicate this off-grid model across its 1 GW global portfolio by proving that H2Pro’s hardware can handle the flicker of solar power without breaking.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Mar. 2026
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The show struggles to illuminate the relationships between the characters or anything at all about Benton, from what his job actually is to even a flicker of a personality.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Breath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breath. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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