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
Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Another roach breathed last on the floor in front of those drawers.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
But will the octogenarian, who resides in the prison infirmary, never having fully recovered from COVID-19 and needing oxygen to breathe, live long enough to get that chance?
Perhaps.
—Gail Hollenbeck, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2025
Book girlies everywhere breathed out a sigh of relief, and then squealed at the TV, as one of the quintessential Belly-Conrad moments from book 3 delivered everything and more.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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Symptoms like trouble breathing, swallowing or holding the head up require immediate emergency care, Murray said.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Another roach breathed last on the floor in front of those drawers.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
But will the octogenarian, who resides in the prison infirmary, never having fully recovered from COVID-19 and needing oxygen to breathe, live long enough to get that chance?
Perhaps.
—Gail Hollenbeck, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2025
Book girlies everywhere breathed out a sigh of relief, and then squealed at the TV, as one of the quintessential Belly-Conrad moments from book 3 delivered everything and more.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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“Breathe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breathe. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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