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
When the temperature permits, guests have the luxury of breathing in that fresh mountain air during their sessions.
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Kate Van Dyke, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2025
In a bid to breathe new lift into Trump Media’s share price, the company announced plans this week to buy back up to $400 million of its own shares.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 26 June 2025
The labor-peace deal gives ride-share companies breathing room as the labor bill must first materialize and pass.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2025
Diesel exhaust, in particular, is dangerous for everyone to breathe, even healthy adults, but children are especially sensitive to the variety of pollutants known to cause lung cancer and respiratory harm and impact cognitive development.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
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Kate Van Dyke, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2025
In a bid to breathe new lift into Trump Media’s share price, the company announced plans this week to buy back up to $400 million of its own shares.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 26 June 2025
The labor-peace deal gives ride-share companies breathing room as the labor bill must first materialize and pass.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2025
Diesel exhaust, in particular, is dangerous for everyone to breathe, even healthy adults, but children are especially sensitive to the variety of pollutants known to cause lung cancer and respiratory harm and impact cognitive development.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breathe
Verb
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In the soil around their roots, billions of fungi and soil bacteria respire as well.—
Jordan Fisher Smith,
Discover Magazine,
20 Dec. 2010
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Vegetables that respire at a higher rate keep better in the refrigerator crisper, where food retains more moisture than in the open space of the main refrigerator compartment, which can draw moisture out of produce.—
Anne-Marie Bonneau,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2021
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The guy with the motorcycle who does not have a place to live?—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
1 July 2025
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The people forced to live alongside thousands of pigs aren’t satisfied.—
Christine Ro,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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In a now-viral TikTok video that has garnered over 2.9 million views, the serene animal lies stretched out on the ground, snoring audibly.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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For more extreme situations (think: snoring or restless sleepers), many couples have turned to separate beds — or even bedrooms — with no regrets.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 June 2025
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There is a sense that Messi is increasingly gearing up for life after his playing career.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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There was a lot of CGI involved to add the sense of height, as well as have the rope.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
28 June 2025
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“Breathe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breathe. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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