as in break
a short period of time when you are able to stop doing something that is difficult or unpleasant or when something difficult or unpleasant stops or is delayed
The weekend provided a nice respite from the pressures of her job. a temporary respite
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Recent Examples of respite
The phase of the current bull market that pushed off the blocks six months ago is proving elite at refreshing itself with the briefest of respites before continuing forward to the next mile marker.
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Michael Santoli, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2025
Some respite may be on the horizon, however, after top US and Chinese trade officials held talks over the weekend and pledged to resume negotiations to lower tensions in their trade war as early as this week.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 24 Oct. 2025
For Argentina’s President Milei, the event could also be a respite.
—Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
One such system has moved inland over the northern panhandle early Tuesday morning, an NWS forecast said, allowing a temporary respite from the strong winds and heavy rain.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
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Michael Santoli, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2025
Some respite may be on the horizon, however, after top US and Chinese trade officials held talks over the weekend and pledged to resume negotiations to lower tensions in their trade war as early as this week.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 24 Oct. 2025
For Argentina’s President Milei, the event could also be a respite.
—Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
One such system has moved inland over the northern panhandle early Tuesday morning, an NWS forecast said, allowing a temporary respite from the strong winds and heavy rain.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for respite
Noun
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From there, Miami needs a lot of breaks to go its way.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
2 Nov. 2025
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These particles cause defects, like bridges, breaks, or rough edges, that ruin chips.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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On Friday, two federal judges ruled that this pause is likely unlawful.—
Jennifer Ludden,
NPR,
3 Nov. 2025
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Some guests at the Sunday lunch said the pause had not hit them yet — recipients get their benefits at different points in the month, not always on the first day.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Trump will use the lull in hostilities to build a secure rare earths supply chain.—
Andy Browne,
semafor.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Despite the current lull in demand, East-to-West container rates have for the most part sustained their mid-October GRI gains, according to Judah Levine, head of research at Freightos.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Respite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/respite. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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