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
Everyone around me got to breathe and scream and let out their frustrations about our nation in the most delightful way imaginable.
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
The caller added that Metcalf was now unconscious and not breathing.
—Louis Casiano , Stepheny Price , Brooke Taylor , Jasmine Baehr , Brie Stimson , Kelsie Cairns , Reagan Schroeder, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026
Measles spread through the air when an infected person breathes, talks, coughs or sneezes, and the virus can stay in the air and on surfaces for many hours, the Los Angeles County public health department said.
—Paris Barraza, USA Today, 18 June 2026
Give your heart space to breathe.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
The caller added that Metcalf was now unconscious and not breathing.
—Louis Casiano , Stepheny Price , Brooke Taylor , Jasmine Baehr , Brie Stimson , Kelsie Cairns , Reagan Schroeder, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026
Measles spread through the air when an infected person breathes, talks, coughs or sneezes, and the virus can stay in the air and on surfaces for many hours, the Los Angeles County public health department said.
—Paris Barraza, USA Today, 18 June 2026
Give your heart space to breathe.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 18 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.—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
12 May 2026
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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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As a result, many working-class Korean and Latino immigrant households lived side by side and often confronted similar challenges, including substandard housing conditions, landlord abuses and underfunded public schools.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Related Stories The launch gives subscribers live broadcasts from five channels, TF1, TMC, TFX, TF1 Séries Films and the 24-hour news channel LCI, alongside thousands of hours of on-demand programming.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
18 June 2026
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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.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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The warning signs in men include snoring while women often experience unrefreshing slumber, daytime fatigue or feeling exhausted despite spending enough time in bed.—
Emily Cegielski,
Flow Space,
4 June 2026
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And then there was a whole separate conversation with Meija, who nobody knew anything about.—
Kate Aurthur,
Variety,
17 June 2026
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There is now much greater emphasis on analysis and data.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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“Breathe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breathe. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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