as in breathing
to inhale and exhale air
though unconscious, the patient is still respiring
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Neytiri, Jake, Tonowari, and Ronal attend a watery council meeting of nine Tulkun whales, and Spider, a human capable of breathing on Pandora, is shown merging with Eywa.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
1 Oct. 2025 -
With Mercury, Mars and later the sun in Scorpio, your ninth house of wisdom and expansion is alive and breathing.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Respiring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/respiring. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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