as in breathing
to inhale and exhale air
though unconscious, the patient is still respiring
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breathing
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Suddenly, the Blue Jackets are breathing down the Penguins’ necks.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026 -
Horschel was back Thursday at Orlando’s Bay Hill Club in Lodge breathing energy into the morning wave of the first round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Respiring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/respiring. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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