as in pause
a momentary halt in an activity
took a breather from the seemingly endless task of sorting through years of stuff stored in the attic
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Recent Examples of breather
But in the case of screenwriter Jeremy Robbins, receiving an involuntary breather from the breakneck pace of TV writers’ rooms provided him the runway to write a spec feature script called Apex.
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2026
Naked, natural nails that, after a good file, are prepped and ready for the new color of your choice—or a manicure breather.
—Sarah Felbin, Allure, 30 Apr. 2026
And, perhaps, the Lakers needed a breather.
—Law Murray, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Chen shines in bigger role At one point in the second half, Valkyries point guard Kaitlyn Chen asked for a breather.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2026
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2026
Naked, natural nails that, after a good file, are prepped and ready for the new color of your choice—or a manicure breather.
—Sarah Felbin, Allure, 30 Apr. 2026
And, perhaps, the Lakers needed a breather.
—Law Murray, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Chen shines in bigger role At one point in the second half, Valkyries point guard Kaitlyn Chen asked for a breather.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breather
Noun
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Chapman ended up getting turned around and tagged out, but his pause allowed Devers to score.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
9 May 2026
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Bass, after a brief pause, also said yes.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2026
Noun
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Say goodbye to the mid-summer lull with the unstoppable flower power of these garden superstars.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
3 May 2026
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But that lull appears to be near its end, with both campaigns and the pro-Cornyn Super PAC Texans for a Conservative Majority now spending heavily to book up large blocks of television ads ahead of the May 26 runoff.—
James Osborne,
Houston Chronicle,
1 May 2026
Noun
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Take a breath before responding.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
7 May 2026
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Studios never take a breath these days, especially in an uncertain and highly competitive streaming environment.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Steele is now unlikely to rejoin the Cubs’ rotation until after the July All-Star break, Counsell estimated.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Wagner led the team at the halfway mark with 17 points, scoring 10 points in the paint before the break.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Breather.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breather. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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