EXHALE Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

exhale

verb

eks-ˈhāl

Definition of exhale

as in to expel

to let or force out of the lungs before answering, the suspect exhaled a cloud of cigarette smoke

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as in to radiate

to throw or give off the lilacs were exhaling a sweet fragrance that virtually filled the room

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Recent Examples of exhale More impressively, Melton manages to exhale a puff of smoke so thick that cinematographer Magnus Nordenhof Jønck can still see it through the set’s fog. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026 October might get most of the attention, but summer is when Salem gets to exhale and show off its more easygoing, creative side. — Jenn Sinrich, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 July 2026 Still, no one exhaled when production finally moved to a water tank at Universal Studios in Los Angeles. — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026 Researchers have since linked the practice to lower cortisol, lower blood pressure and a measurable lift in mood, partly credited to phytoncides, the aromatic compounds trees exhale. — David Hochman, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for exhale

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Bernadette tells Stuart and Kripke that she was expelled from the guild for using her powers during the strike to bring her neighbor’s son’s adorable rescue dog Chocolate Chip back to life after he was hit by several cars.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026
Even today, schools in the Nutmeg State suspend and expel Black students at three times the rate of white students.

— Theo Peck-Suzuki, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of expel

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Everything on the premises radiates with July heat, from the bleachers surrounding the course to the DIY rig near the ticketbooth inveigling passersby to pull a string that sends a gout of fire into the air.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2026
His prose radiates an ecstatic pessimism, as if lit up from within by the relief of not having to sugarcoat things with comforting lies.

— Peter C. Baker, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of radiate

Verb

Holes start finding their way through it and into the cyan layer, and the device begins emitting a mixture of red and cyan simultaneously, shifting the overall color and increasing the luminance.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026
The mouth fiddle belongs to a family of instruments that are orally modulated, lending qualities of the human voice to the sound waves emitted by a vibrating string.

— Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of emit

Verb

The most recent National Climate Assessment, released by the federal government in 2023, warned most of Georgia will likely see between 10 and 40 more days with temperatures of at least 95 degrees by midcentury.

— Drew Kann, AJC.com, 4 Aug. 2026
He was detained, questioned and later released by authorities that same day.

— Tristan Maglunog, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of release

Verb

Videos from local television stations show plumes of smoke emanating from the jet as emergency responders arrived at the scene.

— Christopher Cann, USA Today, 31 July 2026
But social media videos of red lights emanating from the cameras, largely automatic license plate readers distributed across the city, raised concerns among some that footage was still being captured.

— Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 30 July 2026

Definition of emanate

Verb

People can write about changing tastes, but as characters that grow and evolve through the decades, there are none better than the Marvel characters — and none better than Peter Parker.

— Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026
As with flu vaccines, protection provided by Covid shots is greatest a few weeks after someone gets them, and vaccine formulations are updated each season to best respond to an evolving virus.

— Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026

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