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as in expelling
to let or force out of the lungs
before answering, the suspect exhaled a cloud of cigarette smoke
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as in radiating
to throw or give off
the lilacs were exhaling a sweet fragrance that virtually filled the room
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Recent Examples of exhaling
Stone stupas rise from the earth like ancient lungs, exhaling centuries of incense across Mrauk U’s windswept plains.
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Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Hydrostatic weighing is time-consuming, and exhaling underwater can be difficult for some people.
—Patty Weasler, Verywell Health, 5 Aug. 2025
Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Hydrostatic weighing is time-consuming, and exhaling underwater can be difficult for some people.
—Patty Weasler, Verywell Health, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exhaling
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Fernández Noroña is also calling an emergency session Friday to propose expelling Moreno and the three other PRI lawmakers as a result of the scuffle, the New York Post reported.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Brisbane, Australia — Australia is expelling the Iranian ambassador to Canberra after the country’s intelligence agency found that Iran was behind at least two antisemitic attacks on Australian soil.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
26 Aug. 2025
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Randi Ellis can remember the sounds radiating from the family’s garage early each morning.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
30 Aug. 2025
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Friday night, Boone pulled out every trick in his repertoire, radiating with the intensity of a vaudeville-era star playing to the cheapest seats in the house.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
23 Aug. 2025
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Lo and behold, over those same time periods where the Sun was emitting no gamma-rays at all, the Moon didn’t just show up in Compton’s data, but appeared incredibly bright to Compton’s eyes.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
4 Sep. 2025
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An artist's concept of the Sun emitting solar flares.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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Add the mushrooms and garlic and cook for 5 more minutes, or until the mushrooms are soft and releasing liquid.—
Robin Miller,
AZCentral.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Since launch, Firaxis has been releasing patches and responding to player feedback about some of the divisive changes.—
Samuel Axon,
ArsTechnica,
5 Sep. 2025
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Jenkins, a former Brevard County school board member and speech pathologist, released a launch video casting herself as a fighter for working families, drawing on her own experience working multiple jobs to make ends meet.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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Laura Lee Yourex, 62, of Costa Mesa, was charged with five felonies, including perjury, procuring or offering a false or forged document to be filed, casting a ballot when not entitled to vote and registering a non-existent person to vote.—
Riley Hoffman,
ABC News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Meduna controversially sought to block the natural light emanating through the neo Gothic arches on the main facade, in an attempt to protect the famed painting.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
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Viral videos show groups of girls dressed in head-to-toe neon orange Lorax fits, sporting Pitbull-style bald caps, or emanating Alexander Hamilton in a Founding Father outfit, complete with a powdered wig.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
2 Sep. 2025
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But Enciso was soon issuing updates on social media.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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The current streak is the game record for the most consecutive drawings without a jackpot winner, the Multi-State Lottery Association said on Friday, issuing a correction to its previous track of plays without a jackpot winning ticket.—
Ruben Correa,
CNN Money,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Exhaling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhaling. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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