breathers

noun

plural of breather
as in pauses
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 breathers Edison Motors There are plenty more details to discover, including the classic large external Donaldson air breathers, room beneath the cab to work on it, dual 8-inch exhaust pipes, a 40-ton winch, and reliable AD 130 air ride suspension. — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 16 Aug. 2026 Blount and Lightfoot were part of Miami’s second wave of pass rushers who filled in when Bain and Mesidor needed rare breathers. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026 The show features fire jugglers and fire breathers. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2026 The door handle was rearranged in order to accommodate the bigger breathers, and one resulting tradeoff is the awkward need to push with one hand while using another to open the door. — Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 17 June 2026 For both air breathers and water breathers, many chemicals in crude oil target the heart and respiratory function, the immune system, the sensory system and the central nervous system. — Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026 Lopez or Joseph-Day would be a rotational run-stuffing nose tackle who could allow Walker to get some breathers or line up elsewhere. — Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026 Its one-take formula is made to break you — there are no breathers, the intensity simply keeps building to its apex. — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2025 One is called the 'wonderful whimsy,' (with) fire breathers, jugglers, tarot card readers. — Tony Peterson, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breathers
  1. pauses
  2. lulls
  3. breaths
  4. breaks
Noun
  • At least 15 states have considered restrictions or pauses on new data centers, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures, but about half of those proposals have failed.
    — Austyn Gaffney, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Still, Netflix collected granular information about subscriber activity on its platform, the lawsuit says, including searches, pauses, rewatches, browsing and scrolling behavior and device information.
    — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of pauses
Noun
  • Organized by Hospitality Indiana (formerly the Indiana Restaurant & Lodging Association), the two-week promotion runs twice a year to boost business at local restaurants that typically experience lulls during those periods.
    — Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 28 Aug. 2026
  • At their worst, defensive secondary lapses and occasional offensive lulls kept opponents in games longer than necessary.
    — David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of lulls
Noun
  • Just take a couple of deep breaths for 60 seconds, make sure your exhale is longer than your inhale, and see how your posture and feelings shift toward a calmer state.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • In video footage shared by the Sheriff's Office, deputies could be heard advising the camper to keep his eyes open and to take slow, deep breaths in order to keep his heart rate at a steady pace.
    — Christian Cervantes, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of breaths
Noun
  • Is there an argument to be made that John Schneider is doing an amazing job this year amid injuries, tough breaks and high expectations from the Jays faithful?
    — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • With a solid 120-hertz refresh rate, gaming during breaks feels as smooth as ever.
    — George Yang, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of breaks

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“Breathers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breathers. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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