as in breathes
to inhale and exhale air
though unconscious, the patient is still respiring
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Measles spreads easily through the air when an infected person breathes, talks, coughs, or sneezes and can stay on surfaces for many hours after contact.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
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And above all, treat visibility not as a one-time performance, but as a professional habit that breathes life into your career trajectory.—
Mark Murphy,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Respires.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/respires. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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