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breathing

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verb

present participle of breathe

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of breathing
Verb
One of them is anaphylaxis, a life-threatening allergic reaction that can cause swelling of the throat, breathing difficulties, and even death. Jillian Kubala, Health, 23 Dec. 2024 Symptoms of the the flu-like disease so far include headaches, cough, fever, breathing difficulties, and anemia. Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024 Patients’ symptoms have included headache, cough, fever, breathing difficulties, body aches and anemia. Brenda Goodman, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024 Four days later, Dibble’s daughter found her limp, blue in the face, not breathing. J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for breathing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breathing
Adjective
  • The operating funds to keep the mission alive in 2024, for example, were $14.5 million.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 June 2025
  • Distributors, retailers, and even consumers need to work together to bridge the gap—maybe by absorbing some costs, maybe by adjusting expectations, but always by keeping the spirit of July 4th alive.
    Richard Howells, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Verb
  • In addition to snoring, other symptoms of sleep apnea can include bruxism (teeth clenching), neck pain, anxiety, and daytime drowsiness.
    Mill Etienne, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Symptoms can include snoring, fatigue, daytime sleepiness and disrupted sleep.
    Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • The brand just dropped New Models, a live, reality TV-style casting show that’s part competition, part performance art, and 100% Telfar.
    Karissa Mitchell, Essence, 20 June 2025
  • And while May is also a busy month for ESPN and TNT, which in late spring are glutted with live NBA and NHL playoff games, cable as a whole accounted for less than a quarter (24.1%) of all consumption last month.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 20 June 2025

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“Breathing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breathing. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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