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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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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Recent Examples of breathe
Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 14 May 2025
Toxicity depends on how much of the substance a person or animal is exposed to, how they are exposed to it – such as breathing it, or getting it on their skin – and for how long.
—Jeffrey Gore, The Conversation, 14 May 2025
Thursday morning yoga at 10 a.m. in Wildwood Park invites neighbors to stretch, breathe and then grab lunch in town.
—Belal Aftab, Mercury News, 13 May 2025
Salamanders live in moist environments to keep their smooth, slippery skin wet in order to breathe, according to the Texas Wildlife Association.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 12 May 2025
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Frequent Shein and Temu shoppers can breathe a small sigh of relief after President Donald Trump rolled back the most stringent policies on Chinese imports, with the new rules effective today.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 14 May 2025
Toxicity depends on how much of the substance a person or animal is exposed to, how they are exposed to it – such as breathing it, or getting it on their skin – and for how long.
—Jeffrey Gore, The Conversation, 14 May 2025
Thursday morning yoga at 10 a.m. in Wildwood Park invites neighbors to stretch, breathe and then grab lunch in town.
—Belal Aftab, Mercury News, 13 May 2025
Salamanders live in moist environments to keep their smooth, slippery skin wet in order to breathe, according to the Texas Wildlife Association.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 12 May 2025
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“Breathe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breathe. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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