RESPIRES Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

respires

verb

present tense third-person singular of respire

as in breathes

to inhale and exhale air though unconscious, the patient is still respiring

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The most serious form, known as pneumonic tularemia, develops after someone breathes in infected dust or aerosols.

— Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
In other words, what a baby breathes in the months after going home may be associated with respiratory health years later.

— Tim Nelin, The Conversation, 21 July 2026

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