as in breathed
to inhale and exhale air
though unconscious, the patient is still respiring
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Recent Examples of respired
The bacteria respired away the carbon and released nitrogen as ammonium.
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Joshua Weitz, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2026
Joshua Weitz, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for respired
breathed
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Iraqis breathed a few gulps of freedom before secular warfare between Sunni and Shia militias began tearing the country apart.—
Nolan Finley,
Twin Cities,
6 Mar. 2026
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Cohen treats workers who breathed in high amounts of this material in the mines for decades, causing irreversible damage.—
Meghan Schiller,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Respired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/respired. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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