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as in expels
to let or force out of the lungs
before answering, the suspect exhaled a cloud of cigarette smoke
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as in radiates
to throw or give off
the lilacs were exhaling a sweet fragrance that virtually filled the room
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Recent Examples of exhales
Even in summer, evenings turn crisp, drawing locals and visitors alike outdoors to sip tea as the sun slips behind the escarpment and the mountain exhales its cool.
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Anna Zacharias,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Jan. 2026
When summer fades and the crowds head home, the island finally exhales.
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Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
22 Dec. 2025
Back in the Bronx, Claude Helton exhales.
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Aliya S. King,
VIBE.com,
6 Dec. 2025
Backed by a twinkling, twanging guitar, Hartzman gently exhales a tune that describes, if not praises, the tougher parts of love.
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Karly Hartzman,
Vulture,
8 Oct. 2025
Anna Zacharias,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Jan. 2026
When summer fades and the crowds head home, the island finally exhales.
—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
22 Dec. 2025
Back in the Bronx, Claude Helton exhales.
—
Aliya S. King,
VIBE.com,
6 Dec. 2025
Backed by a twinkling, twanging guitar, Hartzman gently exhales a tune that describes, if not praises, the tougher parts of love.
—
Karly Hartzman,
Vulture,
8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exhales
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Sneezing forcefully expels mucus and airborne debris; reflexive blinking may help shield the eyes from contaminants moving upward across the face.
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This is the palette of the machine-made, that which is inhuman, and Duchamp would drive the point home in Coffee Mill (1911), a tiny painting of a grinder that expels a cascade of brown beans.
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This way, the whole surface area of each droplet radiates away heat.
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The field absorbs solar radiation from the sun and radiates that heat back onto the pitch.
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The sun also emits two other types of UV light – UVC (200-280 nm) and vacuum UV (100-200 nm) – but these are stopped by the atmosphere, so sunscreens do not typically need to be able to block them.
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The sun also emits two other types of UV light – UVC (200-280 nm) and vacuum UV (100-200 nm) – but these are stopped by the atmosphere, so sunscreens do not typically need to be able to block them.
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Since launching his menswear brand in 2015, the Mexican American designer casts the same key models repeatedly, such as Shaid Anaya, who takes breaks from his regular job as a construction workers to walk his shows.
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Like the living room, the bedroom is painted the same flat white but the quality of the eastern light filtering into the bedroom casts a buttery glow.
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Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street.
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The current agreement also releases billions of Iran's frozen funds held in overseas accounts in Qatar.
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The jealousy that emanates from every pore of this guy is uncontrollable.
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Festering below, stagnant water emanates the telltale smell of rotten eggs, likely a mix of methane and sulfur dioxide.
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“Exhales.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhales. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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