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as in snored
to inhale and exhale air
sometimes it gets so hot in here that it's hard to even breathe
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as in lived
to have life
as long as I breathe, you will have a place to stay
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Recent Examples of breathed
Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Nov. 2021
Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2026
Reassuring results from Micron breathed life back into the AI-infrastructure theme while a cool CPI reading allowed investors concerned about a hawkish Fed to exhale, allowing for a relief bounce in the indexes that for now looks welcome but inconclusive.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2025
The recipe is from something that never breathed oxygen.
—Adam Erace, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Dec. 2025
The production felt like a mothership, a world that breathed.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 5 Dec. 2025
One particular remedy instructed parents to place a sick child under a donkey three times and then feed them bread that was first breathed on by the donkey.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2025
Two days later, Brentford arrived like a sledgehammer, but the wins over Sunderland, Liverpool, and Brighton breathed the first bit of momentum into Amorim’s reign, while the draws at Nottingham Forest and Tottenham Hotspur point at promise, but also problems still to resolve.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
Then Cernan reached up to the hatch’s handle, opened the little door, and the trace amount of air that remained inside the spacecraft breathed itself out and away.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 11 Nov. 2025
Now the roads and sidewalks are open, and life is being breathed back into both the small business community and the city, Hoiosen told the Idaho Statesman.
—Rose Evans
november 8, Idaho Statesman, 8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
His wraparound, tight-quarters assist on a Keshad Johnson dunk in the second half breathed fire into the lungs of the home crowd.
—Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Nov. 2021
Verb
With the Grateful Dead, Bob Weir helped the world appreciate rock & roll in a new way, writing songs that breathed new life onstage as the group jammed.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2026
Reassuring results from Micron breathed life back into the AI-infrastructure theme while a cool CPI reading allowed investors concerned about a hawkish Fed to exhale, allowing for a relief bounce in the indexes that for now looks welcome but inconclusive.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2025
The recipe is from something that never breathed oxygen.
—Adam Erace, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Dec. 2025
The production felt like a mothership, a world that breathed.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 5 Dec. 2025
One particular remedy instructed parents to place a sick child under a donkey three times and then feed them bread that was first breathed on by the donkey.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2025
Two days later, Brentford arrived like a sledgehammer, but the wins over Sunderland, Liverpool, and Brighton breathed the first bit of momentum into Amorim’s reign, while the draws at Nottingham Forest and Tottenham Hotspur point at promise, but also problems still to resolve.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
Then Cernan reached up to the hatch’s handle, opened the little door, and the trace amount of air that remained inside the spacecraft breathed itself out and away.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 11 Nov. 2025
Now the roads and sidewalks are open, and life is being breathed back into both the small business community and the city, Hoiosen told the Idaho Statesman.
—Rose Evans
november 8, Idaho Statesman, 8 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breathed
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Continue reading … ‘KNOW YOUR BODY’ – Woman who 'never snored before' discovers terrifying reason behind sudden symptom.—
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FOXNews.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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The third member was Trésor’s brother Yannick, who lived nearby.—
Literary Hub,
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22 Jan. 2026
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The analysis estimated how changes in these behaviors affected lifespan and healthspan (years lived without major chronic diseases compared to those with less healthy patterns).—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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There was also the possibility of the Panthers activating interior offensive lineman Chandler Zavala ahead of Saturday’s game.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Jan. 2026
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Years later, in June 2023, the FBI and the Department of Justice said there was no credible evidence of foul play in his death, according to a DOJ report.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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This blend of styles is not only about presenting contrasts—clean versus shouted vocals, melodic versus dissonant riffs, headbanging versus moshing—but also preserving the murky in-between that only elevates the extreme.—
Sam Sodomsky,
Pitchfork,
7 Jan. 2026
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Then keep scrolling to shop more picks inspired by celebrities.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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Anderon’s longtime collaborator John Nollet swept her icy-blonde hair into a chic chignon with a deep side part, inspired by a modern take on a bouffant style.—
Cheryl Wagemann,
InStyle,
13 Jan. 2026
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Aisha gasped and turned to stare at the woman who sat there.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
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Kids cheered, some adults gasped and there was a standing ovation.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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No photograph could catch the smell drifting from the nearby military barracks and Indian camps; capture the murmured swirl of French, English, Arapaho, and Lakota; or let a viewer feel the colliding anxieties and expectations that hung heavy over negotiations like this.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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While one of them reconstructs fragments of silently mouthed words from throat vibrations, the other interprets emotional and contextual signals, such as the time of day or weather conditions, to expand short phrases into complete sentences.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Jan. 2026
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Peacock has dropped the official red band trailer for Season 2 of Seth MacFarlane‘s Ted (appropriately red band for the foul-mouthed teddy bear).—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Breathed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breathed. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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