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
Head to the backyard for a quick breather.
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Jenna Ryu, SELF, 17 Oct. 2025
Bro, who apparently has some actual empathy, cuts to a commercial to give everyone a breather, but the emotions don’t stop there.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
Waller and his neighbors want the state to take a breather before making any final moves in the Pleasant View neighborhood.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025
Located in historic downtown Gainesville, the Victorian complex is a nice breather before and after the intensity of game day in Gainesville, and the drive to the stadium is less than 10 minutes.
—Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for breather
Jenna Ryu, SELF, 17 Oct. 2025
Bro, who apparently has some actual empathy, cuts to a commercial to give everyone a breather, but the emotions don’t stop there.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
Waller and his neighbors want the state to take a breather before making any final moves in the Pleasant View neighborhood.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025
Located in historic downtown Gainesville, the Victorian complex is a nice breather before and after the intensity of game day in Gainesville, and the drive to the stadium is less than 10 minutes.
—Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breather
Noun
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If the pause continues, Forgotten Harvest will extensively fundraise.—
Nushrat Rahman,
Freep.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Congress signed into law a divest-or-ban order during the Biden administration, but Trump—whose Justice Department must enforce a ban—issued, then repeatedly extended, an enforcement pause in the interest of coming to terms about divestiture.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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However, an early burst of winter storms was expected, with a lull of snow in the mid-winter season, then a resurgence in the late months of winter.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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For instance, why did the offense experience so many extended lulls against opposing bullpens (even as, in another contradiction, its overall performance against bullpens was in line with 2024)?—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In times of increasing cynicism and apathy in the zeitgeist, this phantasm extravaganza — at once humorously deadpan in its playful tableaus and poignantly sincere at its emotional core — feels like a breath of fresh air.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
21 Oct. 2025
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The man draws a sharp, startled breath.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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In the doorway at the back of the altar room that led to the kitchen, the household staff stood watching, bringing hot water for the lamas to drink during breaks.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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The Senate left Capitol Hill on Thursday for a weekend break without signaling any moves to end the government shutdown.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Breather.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breather. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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