as in alive
having or showing life
realized that he didn't need a comic-book superhero, since he had a real, breathing hero in his father
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as in snoring
to inhale and exhale air
sometimes it gets so hot in here that it's hard to even breathe
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as in living
to have life
as long as I breathe, you will have a place to stay
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Recent Examples of breathing
Jason Green, Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2025
There, they were directed to a nearby home where a man was found not breathing just inside the front door.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
Hold for three to five seconds, breathing steadily, then return to the starting position with control.
—Dana Santas, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Survivor is this living, breathing organism always.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Officers arrived at the undisclosed address to find the infant unconscious, not breathing and without a pulse, police said.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2025
There, they were directed to a nearby home where a man was found not breathing just inside the front door.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
Hold for three to five seconds, breathing steadily, then return to the starting position with control.
—Dana Santas, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Survivor is this living, breathing organism always.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breathing
Adjective
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The halls are alive with the sound of confusion.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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For Livramento, this means his hopes of going to the World Cup with England remain very much alive, too, so as damaging as this may prove for Newcastle in the short term, this can only be considered a good prognosis.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Howard, still half-asleep, makes snuffling, snoring noises, and looks blearily at the camera.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Sep. 2025
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By the time Cali finished her drink, Ronny was snoring.—
Bryan Washington,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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At living history site Conner Prairie, special fall experiences include the spooky Headless Horseman Festival.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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For New York cinephiles, the series should offer not just an overdue encounter with a legendary critic, but a living demonstration of his method.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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There were bleachers for spectators, food trucks, a band playing live music, the Indy500 Gordon Pipers playing bagpipes, a kids zone and a beer garden for the adults.—
Keenan Thompson,
Freep.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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From dishes like cast-iron live Maine lobster to a 32-ounce Creekstone Farms American Wagyu Tomahawk ribeye, this is a restaurant where you'd better be prepared to drop some cash.—
Rosalind Bowling,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Breathing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breathing. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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