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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Recent Examples of breathe
Set the scene New Yorkers and return visitors will instantly recognize the nearly 40,000 plants cascading down the 18-story facade, breathing oxygen into the Midtown air.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
Once roots can breathe, most plants recover quickly and begin showing new growth.
—Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 11 Feb. 2026
Measles is highly contagious and can spread through the air when an infected person breathes, talks, coughs or sneezes.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
For serious symptoms, like difficulty breathing or rash with a fever, get immediate medical attention.
—Ruth Jessen Hickman, Health, 10 Feb. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
Once roots can breathe, most plants recover quickly and begin showing new growth.
—Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 11 Feb. 2026
Measles is highly contagious and can spread through the air when an infected person breathes, talks, coughs or sneezes.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
For serious symptoms, like difficulty breathing or rash with a fever, get immediate medical attention.
—Ruth Jessen Hickman, Health, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breathe
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And as microbes and other organisms continue to respire, dissolved oxygen levels drop to zero.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
14 Jan. 2026
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The bacteria respired away the carbon and released nitrogen as ammonium.—
Joshua Weitz,
The Conversation,
13 Jan. 2026
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The most massive stars are going to be hotter, larger, bluer, more luminous, but also shorter-lived than the less massive stars.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Feb. 2026
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Seated beside Soo Hoo was DRC co-owner Villaine, a living link to the DRC’s 1869 owner, Jacques-Marie Duvault-Blochet.—
Pin Yen Tan 9 min ago,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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In the last 20 minutes, Iron Lung finally arrives somewhere almost interesting, but by that point, a man sitting in the row ahead of me had been loudly snoring for more than an hour.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2026
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Grandpa snoring near the fireplace, kids watching Rudolph.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Dec. 2025
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In addition to the Sierra population, there are about 20 Sierra Nevada red foxes living in the Cascade mountain range of Northern California.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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First, there are the concentric circle features, which look like wispy shells of ejecta blown off of the star.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Breathe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breathe. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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