as in breathed
to inhale and exhale air
though unconscious, the patient is still respiring
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breathed
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All-Pro middle linebacker Jeremiah Trotter placed one of his massive hands on the belly of his expectant wife and breathed a prayer.
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That was when microbes wrested energy from light and, in the process, breathed new life into the world.
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“Respired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/respired. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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