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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
Sam Lipsyte, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
There are still challenges ahead — the fourth quarter will bring with it tougher comparisons — but luxury investors breathed in a collective sigh of relief.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
While the Aztecs are enjoying a three-game winning streak that has breathed life into a program that has struggled the past two-plus seasons, SDSU coach Sean Lewis is intent on keeping his players grounded and focused.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
For his Chanel debut, Matthieu Blazy threw open the windows and breathed fresh air into his new creative home — honoring elements of the 115-year-old brand’s past in a way that felt genuinely new.
—Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
The intense combatant was one of the best two-way centers in the NHL in his heyday and absolutely lived and breathed the Wild.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
The air breathed by the Crawleys and their loyal staff continues to be thick with change as the saga picks back up in 1930.
—Mark Meszoros, Boston Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Having breathed in the fresh air of the mountains, affirmed his love for his girlfriend, and taken in the beautiful view, Daniel all but forgets about his fight with his mother.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
But here’s what the Irish don’t have, and that is, more than just memories of their last football national championship, which occurred after dinosaurs first breathed.
—Terence Moore, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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
Adjective
My pal was in deep slumber, breathed through this kind of hissing accordion.
—Sam Lipsyte, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
There are still challenges ahead — the fourth quarter will bring with it tougher comparisons — but luxury investors breathed in a collective sigh of relief.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
While the Aztecs are enjoying a three-game winning streak that has breathed life into a program that has struggled the past two-plus seasons, SDSU coach Sean Lewis is intent on keeping his players grounded and focused.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
For his Chanel debut, Matthieu Blazy threw open the windows and breathed fresh air into his new creative home — honoring elements of the 115-year-old brand’s past in a way that felt genuinely new.
—Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
The intense combatant was one of the best two-way centers in the NHL in his heyday and absolutely lived and breathed the Wild.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
The air breathed by the Crawleys and their loyal staff continues to be thick with change as the saga picks back up in 1930.
—Mark Meszoros, Boston Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Having breathed in the fresh air of the mountains, affirmed his love for his girlfriend, and taken in the beautiful view, Daniel all but forgets about his fight with his mother.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
But here’s what the Irish don’t have, and that is, more than just memories of their last football national championship, which occurred after dinosaurs first breathed.
—Terence Moore, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 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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Our editors lived with and used each bath sheet after showering, measuring absorbency, softness, and dry time.—
Jasmine Desiree,
Architectural Digest,
31 Oct. 2025
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KitKat, a 9-year-old cat who lived at Randa’s Market in San Francisco, was run over by a self-driving Waymo car on October 27, according to the store’s owners.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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There was a distinct set of tales dealing with demons who collected idle chatter in churches, and, over time, these stories were folded into the expanding legend of Tutivillus.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
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There was a lot of nervous smiling.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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The study’s insights could help scientists model pollutant persistence and even engineer better cleanup materials inspired by these minerals.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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The overall body remains a little too chunky for our liking, but the front fascia and roofline have been modified to more closely resemble the vehicle that inspired this build.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
3 Nov. 2025
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In August last year, women gasped in unison nationwide as Hague announced her split from Fury after five years together — and one engagement — via a statement on Instagram.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Oct. 2025
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Ripa exclaimed after the audience gasped.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Sep. 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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Instead of the slow, masked killers people were used to, Freddy Krueger was a quick-witted, foul-mouthed, charismatic villain who could kill people in their dreams, oftentimes dragging them down into his nightmarish boiler room before finishing them off.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Davidson’s condition, which leads him to make foul-mouthed outbursts, was barely understood at the time and was the source of misunderstandings, bullying, and harassment.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Breathed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breathed. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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