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
To cope, Sesko practices box-breathing to calm himself, a technique involving four four-second phases of breathing in, holding your breath before exhaling, and then holding again.
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Ian Irving, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
Delia accompanies me down to the first floor again, exhaling in a heavy whisper, such a catastrophe, more to herself than to me.
—Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
The play left Doncic holding his hands together in front of his chest and exhaling in relief.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Gently tilting the pelvis stretches tight lower back muscles, while exhaling engages your deep core muscles to stabilize your spine.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 14 Oct. 2025
Try slowly inhaling for a count of 4 and exhaling for a count of 8, lengthening the exhale.
—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
Ian Irving, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
Delia accompanies me down to the first floor again, exhaling in a heavy whisper, such a catastrophe, more to herself than to me.
—Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
The play left Doncic holding his hands together in front of his chest and exhaling in relief.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Gently tilting the pelvis stretches tight lower back muscles, while exhaling engages your deep core muscles to stabilize your spine.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 14 Oct. 2025
Try slowly inhaling for a count of 4 and exhaling for a count of 8, lengthening the exhale.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exhaling
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth forged ahead last week with his realignment, expelling more than a dozen elite colleges from a military fellowship that serves as a pipeline to the upper ranks of leadership.—
Collin Binkley,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Netanyahu filed court documents arguing that the severity of the crimes, along with payments the men reportedly received from a Palestinian Authority fund, justify pulling their citizenship and expelling them from the Jewish State.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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But when Davis walked out of the bedroom, the smell of smoke and warmth radiating under her feet stopped her in her tracks.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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The team believes that this could mean coronae arise in abundance, radiating from tens to hundreds of leaves on every treetop during a single thunderstorm.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
25 Feb. 2026
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Of course, there are also regions that have hot, ionized material in the way, such as around active galaxies or in passing through galaxy clusters that have hot, X-ray emitting intracluster mediums.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Mar. 2026
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His xAI data center began operating in Memphis in 2024, powered in part by pollution-emitting gas turbines, without first applying for a permit, which led to residents loudly protesting at city meetings.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Putin also announced that Russia was releasing two ethnic Hungarian prisoners of war who fought in the Ukrainian armed forces.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Mar. 2026
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That was just 11 minutes after the state started releasing results.—
Danielle Battaglia,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Mar. 2026
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While Democrats dominated the early voting numbers in Pulaski County -- one of the few heavily blue pockets of the state -- Democrats outnumbered Republicans in election day voting on Tuesday with 18,363 people casting Democratic ballots compared to the 10,500 who pulled ballots for Republicans.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Mar. 2026
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As Deadline reported exclusively, Netflix had handed a cast-contingent pickup to the show in late 2025, with a casting search for the leads launched in early January.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
5 Mar. 2026
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The governor directed his team to match the brash communication tactics emanating from the White House.—
Taryn Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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In other footage, filmed farther down the driveway, automatic gunfire can be heard, while a third video taken at the same time shows thick black smoke emanating from the site.—
Gonzalo Zegarra,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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Under the final version of the bill, Mamdani will have 45 days after the legislation’s passage to appoint the three members, who will then have 75 days to study the situation before issuing recommendations to the mayor and council.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
10 Mar. 2026
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In this regard, an alliance led by Common Cause has asked Congress to step in to oversee the DOD’s overreach in issuing an ultimatum to Anthropic and to prevent the DOD from being the sole interpreter of the law under the pretext of national security.—
Mohamed Suliman,
Boston Herald,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Exhaling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhaling. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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