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, which is spread through the air when an infected person breathes, coughs or sneezes, can cause fever, unexplained rash, cough, congestion or runny nose and red watery eyes.
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Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Screen or email apnea happens when someone unconsciously holds their breath or breathes more shallowly while looking at their screen to answer emails or texts, explained Dora Kamau, lead mindfulness and meditation teacher at Headspace.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 23 Feb. 2026
Your daughter breathes that same air, inhaling the virus directly into her respiratory tract.
—Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2026
Measles is highly contagious and can spread through the air when an infected person breathes, talks, coughs or sneezes.
—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
Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Screen or email apnea happens when someone unconsciously holds their breath or breathes more shallowly while looking at their screen to answer emails or texts, explained Dora Kamau, lead mindfulness and meditation teacher at Headspace.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 23 Feb. 2026
Your daughter breathes that same air, inhaling the virus directly into her respiratory tract.
—Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2026
Measles is highly contagious and can spread through the air when an infected person breathes, talks, coughs or sneezes.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breathes
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As the museum’s first artist-in-residence, Johnson has quickly become a regular part of many Milwaukee families’ lives.—
Anya Sesay,
jsonline.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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What is undeniable is that the Epstein case no longer lives primarily in indictments and trial transcripts.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Mar. 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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Because there is little doubt that Canadiens management sees what their coach sees, and what anyone watching their team sees.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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There is a road closure on Harry Darby Memorial Highway between I-70 exit 4A and I-70 East.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 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,
2 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, Paul’s decision about the practice inspires Gaby.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
1 Mar. 2026
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And finally, the Universe today exists in a state where the quantum vacuum — the zero-point energy of empty space — is non-zero.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Mar. 2026
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Miraculously, the same optical stabilization that exists in cameras and camera lenses also now appears in binoculars.—
Matt Morris,
Space.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Breathes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breathes. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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