1
as in respires
to inhale and exhale air
sometimes it gets so hot in here that it's hard to even breathe
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2
as in lives
to have life
as long as I breathe, you will have a place to stay
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Recent Examples of breathes
Measles is highly contagious and can spread through the air when an infected person breathes, talks, coughs or sneezes.
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
His street interview research breathes life into a believable menagerie of misfit kids.
—Blake Simons, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2026
Paul Mescal stirs as the Bard, complete with an earring, but his co-star Buckley breathes heart-wrenching life into Hamnet.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2026
Shop vintage where counterculture still breathes.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Measles is caused by a highly contagious virus that is airborne and spreads easily when an infected person breathes, sneezes or coughs.
—Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
The 2022 novel follows Nora Stephens, a career-first literary agent who lives and breathes books.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Jan. 2026
Measles is a highly contagious disease that is spread easily through the air when an infected person breathes, coughs, or sneezes, according to state health officials.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
There had been some break-ins, vandalism, that sort of thing that just kind of breathes character into the location.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026
N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
His street interview research breathes life into a believable menagerie of misfit kids.
—Blake Simons, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2026
Paul Mescal stirs as the Bard, complete with an earring, but his co-star Buckley breathes heart-wrenching life into Hamnet.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2026
Shop vintage where counterculture still breathes.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Measles is caused by a highly contagious virus that is airborne and spreads easily when an infected person breathes, sneezes or coughs.
—Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
The 2022 novel follows Nora Stephens, a career-first literary agent who lives and breathes books.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Jan. 2026
Measles is a highly contagious disease that is spread easily through the air when an infected person breathes, coughs, or sneezes, according to state health officials.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
There had been some break-ins, vandalism, that sort of thing that just kind of breathes character into the location.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breathes
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One of our children still lives with me and has been diagnosed with autism, ADHD, PTSD and major depressive disorder.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Clarke, who grew up in the area, now lives about six miles from the bank.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Feb. 2026
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But not everyone who snores has sleep apnea, and not everyone with sleep apnea snores.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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There is no efficient transport of material in-and-out of the core, and thus, most of the star’s interior never gets a chance to fuse simply because of its location.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Feb. 2026
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While there is broad agreement that the nine-member presidential council should step aside after failing to make headway against gangs or oversee the organization of elections, consensus has broken down over what and who should replace it.—
JACQUELINE CHARLES MIAMI HERALD,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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There’s a lot of fear of China in Japan, economically and militarily, and, even though people understand there’s interdependence between the two countries, Takaichi is seen as being willing to stand up to China, which inspires a kind of nationalism.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2026
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
10 Feb. 2026
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The knowledge gap exists across income and education levels, said Ahsan, helping misinformation to proliferate.—
Sana Noor Haq,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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DeLaney offered an amendment to state that if the Attorney General determines that probable cause exists that a governmental body or school has violated the law and notifies the governor, the governor should appoint an outside counsel to investigate the matter.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Breathes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breathes. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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