1
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
Try slowly inhaling for a count of 4 and exhaling for a count of 8, lengthening the exhale.
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Kate Pitts, Outside, 30 Sep. 2025
By the time Melanie Fiona hit the stage at Tower Grove Park, the air was thick with incense, barbecue smoke, and the sound of Black folks exhaling.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 30 Sep. 2025
Simply inhaling for four counts and exhaling for four counts brings oxygen to your muscles, reducing the emotion's intensity and relaxing the body.
—Juli Fraga, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
Stone stupas rise from the earth like ancient lungs, exhaling centuries of incense across Mrauk U’s windswept plains.
—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
Kate Pitts, Outside, 30 Sep. 2025
By the time Melanie Fiona hit the stage at Tower Grove Park, the air was thick with incense, barbecue smoke, and the sound of Black folks exhaling.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 30 Sep. 2025
Simply inhaling for four counts and exhaling for four counts brings oxygen to your muscles, reducing the emotion's intensity and relaxing the body.
—Juli Fraga, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
Stone stupas rise from the earth like ancient lungs, exhaling centuries of incense across Mrauk U’s windswept plains.
—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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The name Jesus in Hebrew is Joshua—the name of Moses’s successor, who conquered the land of Israel in ancient times and set up an independent Jewish state, expelling and defeating his enemies.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
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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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Soft and sweet, his voice fit the song like a glove, radiating simple pleasures throughout.—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
7 Oct. 2025
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What had seemed an impossible task transformed into a practical matter of six little arrows, radiating around a central concept.—
Zadie Smith,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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Indeed, this superconducting electronic circuit does have quantized energy levels, only emitting or absorbing energy in specific quantities.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
8 Oct. 2025
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Unfortunately, that was when his brakes gave in, as sparks could be seen emitting from them.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Oct. 2025
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Once exposed to sunlight, these clumps are warmed up and act like miniature steam vents in space, releasing water vapor even though the comet itself remains too cold for its surface ice to sublimate directly, the researchers say.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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Hamas negotiator Khalil al-Hayya announced Thursday that the agreement includes releasing 2,000 Palestinian prisoners, reopening border crossings, and allowing humanitarian aid.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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While Ben worked in the zinc die-casting industry, Fleda took on a variety of roles—mother, wife, bank worker, business partner—each with the same dedication and warmth that had always defined her.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
8 Oct. 2025
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In other casting news… * Rob Lowe — who recently attached himself to The Ram, a workplace comedy in development at ABC — is set to star in NBC‘s prospective Secret Service drama The Detail.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
8 Oct. 2025
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The team is the first to detect hydroxyl (OH) gas, a chemical fingerprint of water, emanating from 3I/ATLAS.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Oct. 2025
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Bartlett captured the comet's twisting ion tail wax and wane as it was buffeted by the solar wind emanating from our parent star.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Even though there is no federal version of a digital ID, more than a dozen states have already begun issuing mobile driver’s licenses.—
Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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The audit came as the federal government was investigating job placement rates at several other for-profit colleges and issuing severe penalties to those who falsified their numbers.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
9 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Exhaling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhaling. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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