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respired

verb

past tense of respire
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. — Joshua Weitz, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2026
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breathed
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  • Tammy Patrick of The Election Center, which has nearly 2,500 election officials as members, said those who run voting offices breathed a collective sigh of relief at the high court's decision on mail voting Monday night.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The chorus had breathed life into words that, until then, had existed only in the solitude of my notebook.
    — Octavia McBride-Ahebee, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026
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“Respired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/respired. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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