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
The virus can spread when an infected person breathes, coughs, or sneezes, or through contact with surfaces or items with the virus within 2 hours.
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Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
Clothing that breathes, moves with you, and transitions naturally from day to evening always feels right.
—Michelle Stansbury, Travel + Leisure, 22 Apr. 2026
Nearly half the population – about 152 million people – breathes unhealthy air and lives in a county that the association gives a failing grade for air pollution.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
So what makes the cell go, what breathes life into the atomic arrangements, is the efficient removal of protons so that more protons will flow.
—Quanta Magazine, 20 Apr. 2026
Measles is a highly contagious disease that is spread easily through the air when an infectious person breathes, coughs, or sneezes, according to the Maryland Health Department.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
The officer in the black shirt argues with bystanders while the man in the police vest appears to be calling someone and the injured man breathes heavily on the ground, the video shows.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 16 Apr. 2026
Emma is the sort of woman created for movies, with a glamorous job in publishing, a perfect apartment and uncanny beauty, and yet Zendaya sweetly breathes life into her.
—Moira MacDonald, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
Last season, the organization gifted Nauser, who breathes with assistance from a ventilator, a custom Royals wheelchair on MLB’s Lou Gehrig Day, which honored the former Yankees first baseman who died of complications from ALS, an especially cruel disease.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
Clothing that breathes, moves with you, and transitions naturally from day to evening always feels right.
—Michelle Stansbury, Travel + Leisure, 22 Apr. 2026
Nearly half the population – about 152 million people – breathes unhealthy air and lives in a county that the association gives a failing grade for air pollution.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
So what makes the cell go, what breathes life into the atomic arrangements, is the efficient removal of protons so that more protons will flow.
—Quanta Magazine, 20 Apr. 2026
Measles is a highly contagious disease that is spread easily through the air when an infectious person breathes, coughs, or sneezes, according to the Maryland Health Department.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
The officer in the black shirt argues with bystanders while the man in the police vest appears to be calling someone and the injured man breathes heavily on the ground, the video shows.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 16 Apr. 2026
Emma is the sort of woman created for movies, with a glamorous job in publishing, a perfect apartment and uncanny beauty, and yet Zendaya sweetly breathes life into her.
—Moira MacDonald, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
Last season, the organization gifted Nauser, who breathes with assistance from a ventilator, a custom Royals wheelchair on MLB’s Lou Gehrig Day, which honored the former Yankees first baseman who died of complications from ALS, an especially cruel disease.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breathes
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But the teachers’ union rejoiced, knowing the law would make teachers’ lives easier and increase demand for their services.—
Marc Novicoff,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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An executive who lives up to her initials, Mary van Praag is no stranger to a brand turnaround.—
Noor Lobad,
Footwear News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Sylvia, my copilot, snores softly.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 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
Verb
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There is something wrong with our legal system if cutting prices is a crime.—
Stephen Moore,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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At night, there is very little light pollution, with minimal lighting used beyond the glow of the tents, and the property tried its best to operate on a leave no trace mindset, with little construction having taken place beyond the original structure that has sat here for over a century.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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But what inspires me is the idea of putting something beautiful into the world.—
James Manso,
Footwear News,
28 Apr. 2026
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So my hope is that at least a single candidate ups their game and comes to voters with not just attacks, but something that inspires, something that sets them apart.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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The rest of the episode is consumed with Carl’s soft opening for Soft Bar, the alcohol-free social environment that exists solely to spite Lindsay Hubbard.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
29 Apr. 2026
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An especially visually striking debut, Mosquitoes exists in a saturated hyperreality that is consummately engrossing, and announces the Bertani sisters as formidable portraitists of girlhood cast against the backdrop of an alternately beautiful and oppressive world.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2026
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