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as in pauses
a momentary halt in an activity
let's all take a breath before continuing this discussion
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as in breezes
a slight or gentle movement of air
a sweet breath caressed her cheek as she sat in the garden
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as in hints
an almost imperceptible sign of something
the mornings are already getting warmer, and there is a breath of spring in the air
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Recent Examples of breaths
Cherrish Martinez saw her 32-year-old boyfriend take his last breaths just outside their backyard door in Commerce City.
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Gabriela Vidal, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Its menthol resin scents the forest, encouraging deep breaths in time with the Atlantic surf on Itapororoca beach, forever within earshot.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Women also have more hypopneas (shallow breaths with less oxygen flow), whereas men tend toward apneas (complete pauses in breathing).
—Katie Camero, SELF, 16 Apr. 2026
The first happened on Friday evening, as people across Central Florida held their breaths through the longest six minutes of 2026.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
Her breaths were shallow and left her body in pale clouds that the cold night pulled away.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
Borne started chest compression; Gross administered breaths.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
The show’s set, designed by Hildegard Bechtler, centers around a panel which features — in bright, yellow lettering — the day and time, taking the audience from Sunday morning to Wednesday evening, when Romeo and Juliet take their final breaths.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 1 Apr. 2026
Texas fans may have held their collective breaths when senior guard Rori Harmon appeared to hurt her right hand midway through the first quarter.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 28 Mar. 2026
Gabriela Vidal, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Its menthol resin scents the forest, encouraging deep breaths in time with the Atlantic surf on Itapororoca beach, forever within earshot.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Women also have more hypopneas (shallow breaths with less oxygen flow), whereas men tend toward apneas (complete pauses in breathing).
—Katie Camero, SELF, 16 Apr. 2026
The first happened on Friday evening, as people across Central Florida held their breaths through the longest six minutes of 2026.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
Her breaths were shallow and left her body in pale clouds that the cold night pulled away.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
Borne started chest compression; Gross administered breaths.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
The show’s set, designed by Hildegard Bechtler, centers around a panel which features — in bright, yellow lettering — the day and time, taking the audience from Sunday morning to Wednesday evening, when Romeo and Juliet take their final breaths.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 1 Apr. 2026
Texas fans may have held their collective breaths when senior guard Rori Harmon appeared to hurt her right hand midway through the first quarter.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 28 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breaths
Noun
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Business major Andrea Lui found the chatbot’s voice to be surprisingly human, but the conversation felt choppy with odd pauses.—
Jocelyn Gecker,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Business major Andrea Lui found the chatbot’s voice to be surprisingly human, but the conversation felt choppy with odd pauses.—
Jocelyn Gecker,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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Dozens of wildfires keep burning in Georgia and Florida, with weekend breezes and low humidity expected to extend dangerous conditions.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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Sunny skies and mild breezes are enveloping the Pharmalot campus once again.—
Ed Silverman,
STAT,
21 Apr. 2026
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This desire to find connection in loss hints that death can often be more tangible to process than estrangement.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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After downplaying the prospect of a new album in recent interviews, Grande began posting hints to the contrary in March, like a flower emoji in her Instagram bio.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
28 Apr. 2026
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Not all parts of the country seem to have the same pattern, although the data points to school breaks as relative lulls.—
Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
18 Apr. 2026
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The Horned Frogs will have to figure out how to avoid the offensive lulls that have plagued them over the last month, including in the last two rounds of the Big 12 tournament.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
29 Mar. 2026
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The first course consists of a burrata and prosciutto salad, spicy rigatoni, lamb lollipops or smoked salmon cheese puffs.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Apr. 2026
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At the top of this list is fernleaf acacia (Acacia baileyana), a wonderful small tree with bipinnate blue-grey leaves and fragrant yellow spherical flower puffs.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
16 Apr. 2026
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This will allow Roman to hunt down exoplanets through flickers, or distortions, in starlight as planets pass in front of stars — assuming the distortions aren't due to starquakes, or some other stellar phenomena.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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Opt for bigger hanging bulbs, discrete flickers, or even hanging sheaths.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
3 Apr. 2026
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The rooms Rooms are contemporary in style, decorated in grays and whites with touches of aquamarine in the carpets that reflect the ocean outside.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Apr. 2026
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French interiors blend elegance and comfort with ornate details, vintage finds, and personal touches.—
Tessa Cooper,
The Spruce,
27 Apr. 2026
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There are no easy answers in education, but there are glimmers of hope.—
Abby McCloskey,
Twin Cities,
12 Apr. 2026
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While the storm is looming, there are new glimmers of possibility—friends can become lovers, strangers can become friends on the subway, the supermarket aisles are charged with meaning.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Breaths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breaths. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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