breather
noun
breath·er
ˈbrē-t͟hər 
Examples of breather in a Sentence
He decided to give them a breather.
took a breather from the seemingly endless task of sorting through years of stuff stored in the attic
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Bond yields, which have been moving higher lately, took a breather after the PPI numbers.
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Jeff Marks, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2025
Although the Dodgers would fall behind in the best-of-five series before coming back to win the final two games, Flaherty was praised for pitching into the sixth inning of Game 2, giving the Dodgers' bullpen a necessary breather.
—Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Companies and their advisors had hoped that the preliminary injunction would give them a breather, but that doesn’t appear to be the case.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
The spout pours with a quick twist of the oversized orange outer ring, and the two-way black auto breather ensures that air can enter and escape without any need for opening or adjustment.
—New Atlas, 30 Nov. 2024
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Jeff Marks, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2025
Although the Dodgers would fall behind in the best-of-five series before coming back to win the final two games, Flaherty was praised for pitching into the sixth inning of Game 2, giving the Dodgers' bullpen a necessary breather.
—Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Companies and their advisors had hoped that the preliminary injunction would give them a breather, but that doesn’t appear to be the case.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
The spout pours with a quick twist of the oversized orange outer ring, and the two-way black auto breather ensures that air can enter and escape without any need for opening or adjustment.
—New Atlas, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Breather.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breather. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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breather
noun
breath·er
ˈbrē-t͟hər
1
: one that breathes
2
: a pause for rest : break
Medical Definition
breather
noun
breath·er
ˈbrē-t͟hər
: one that breathes usually in a specified way see mouth breather
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