as in to blow (out)
to let or force out of the lungs
leaned back in his chair and breathed out the smoke from his pipe
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exhale
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Calabasas, California Calabasas is where Hollywood money goes to exhale.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
9 July 2025 -
Tsai compared the steam rising from a rice cooker to his dying mother exhaling her final breath.—
Lisa Wong Macabasco,
Vogue,
3 July 2025
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“Breathe (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breathe%20%28out%29. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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