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
Maybe the most obvious is that animals need to breathe oxygen.
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Mack Degeurin,
Popular Science,
1 July 2026
Salcedo is now breathing with the help of a ventilator and has just a 15% chance of survival, said his father, Javier Salcedo.
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Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
Avoid plastic wrap or zip-top bags, and instead wrap your cheese in parchment paper, wax paper, beeswax wraps, or cheese paper, giving it a chance to breathe while retaining its moisture.
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Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
30 June 2026
Casper O’Brien, who lived with his family in Flint Township, Michigan, died on November 4, 2025 at a local hospital, after paramedics responded to a 911 call about a child having difficulty breathing, according to a Flint Township police report.
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Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
30 June 2026
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Mack Degeurin,
Popular Science,
1 July 2026
Salcedo is now breathing with the help of a ventilator and has just a 15% chance of survival, said his father, Javier Salcedo.
—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
Avoid plastic wrap or zip-top bags, and instead wrap your cheese in parchment paper, wax paper, beeswax wraps, or cheese paper, giving it a chance to breathe while retaining its moisture.
—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
30 June 2026
Casper O’Brien, who lived with his family in Flint Township, Michigan, died on November 4, 2025 at a local hospital, after paramedics responded to a 911 call about a child having difficulty breathing, according to a Flint Township police report.
—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
30 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breathe
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When the soil becomes saturated from overwatering, the pores fill with water, limiting oxygen and preventing the roots from respiring.
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And as microbes and other organisms continue to respire, dissolved oxygen levels drop to zero.
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This is the Knob Creek farm, where Lincoln lived between the ages of 2 and 8, settling in 1811 after a land dispute forced them out of Sinking Spring.
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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee has lived at the home for more than four decades, according to the listing held by Keller Williams Everett's Jeannette Harpole.
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Being in the same room can make issues worse, with choosing what to watch on television and snoring being the biggest annoyances.
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Some specific signs to look for include loud snoring, gasping for air during sleep, or falling asleep while driving or at random times during the day, Brangman added.
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There are nods to the environmental devastation wrought by the cattle industry that dominated Southern California in the first half of the 19th century, as well as the Faustian bargain struck by Indigenous people who converted to Catholicism.
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That match was held before the game in Kansas City, and each time Cape Verde scored, there were cheers from the Colombia supporters at Arrowhead Stadium.
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“Breathe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breathe. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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