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Recent Examples of breather The spending dip comes with some caution and important context: Shoppers typically take a breather after holiday spending sprees, and January had some major weather and wildfires. Alicia Wallace, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025 Here’s how: Take a breather in Gülhane Park Escape from the Old City crowds with a quick stroll under the sycamore and cypress trees in this leafy urban green space. Carolyn Heller, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025 In other words, take this day to grab a breather and enjoy some time out. Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 11 Apr. 2025 French President Emmanuel Macron wants European businesses to take a breather from investing in the U.S., at least until President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs have more clarification. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 7 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for breather
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breather
Noun
  • Then, the White House announced that the U.S. and China have agreed to a 90 day pause in their trade war.
    David Hebert, National Review, 16 May 2025
  • However, since then, Donald Trump has initiated a 90-day pause in the U.S.-China tariff conflict, reducing U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods from 145% to 30%, while China has lowered its retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports from 125% to 10% .
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • Yeboah hasn’t scored since March, a lull of seven matches that also came with an ankle injury.
    Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 16 May 2025
  • There may be a lull in storms in the afternoon, but there is also a chance that once the first round dissipates, another batch of severe weather forms on the eastern fringes of the area.
    Miceala Morano, Arkansas Online, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • Just pick one small action today—one micro-act of joy, one text to a friend, one deep breath.
    Dr. Rina Koshkina, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
  • There's no good message for America that comes out of these guys ever taking a free breath again.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • Chances arrived at both ends before the decisive moment, David Silva bouncing a close-range volley over the bar before the break, while Kenwyne Jones toe-poked a shot into a sprawling Joe Hart — Stoke’s only on-target attempt of the game.
    Thom Harris, New York Times, 17 May 2025
  • Verizon said all of the same provisions will apply to Frontier. Need a break?
    David Shepardson, USA Today, 17 May 2025

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“Breather.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breather. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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