1
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.
—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
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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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.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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The team found the center of M82 expels the equivalent of seven suns each year.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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There’s a queerness to Mantello’s vision, including a blurring of gender associations that begins with its leads and radiates throughout, that ultimately drains the drama of its potency.—
Naveen Kumar,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2026
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In this lively oceanfront Palm Beach retreat, whimsy radiates outward from that bedroom—its murals of cats in costume echo the playful tone throughout the house.—
David Foxley,
Architectural Digest,
10 Apr. 2026
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The microphone emits a constant sound that is mixed together from a cacophony of sonic moments Lee recorded on her trip, on subways, in the streets and markets, in her studio.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
13 Apr. 2026
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Amazon’s garden section is overflowing with illuminating décor, including solar lanterns, LED fairy lights, and even a mini tabletop fire pit that emits a real flame.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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There are moments, in director Joe Mantello’s grand and spare production, set in a kind of purgatorial garage, when Lane’s innate funnyman persona casts resonant shadows.—
Naveen Kumar,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2026
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Unfortunately, politics casts a long shadow over humanity’s efforts to reach the stars.—
Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Apr. 2026
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Gabbard's office releases an annual report showing the number of foreign surveillance targets and number of searches likely to identify an American.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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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.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2026
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The image posted by the president Sunday night showed Trump wearing a biblical-style robe and laying hands on a bedridden man as light emanates from his fingers — while a soldier, a nurse, a praying woman and a bearded man in a baseball cap all look on admiringly.—
Will Weissert,
Fortune,
13 Apr. 2026
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Even with the seats ripped up in rows and the bleachers bent and cracked into pieces along the lower part of the bowl as the dismantling and sell off gets underway, the place just emanates history.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Exhales.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhales. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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