1
as in to respire
to inhale and exhale air
sometimes it gets so hot in here that it's hard to even breathe
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2
as in to live
to have life
as long as I breathe, you will have a place to stay
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Recent Examples of breathe
Industry landscapes are always changing, businesses are living, breathing entities and without proper stewardship will fail.
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2025
Tuberculosis, spread by air, is not as contagious as COVID-19, and no risk of transmission exists unless people are exposed to an infected patient, especially in closed spaces or at close quarters, by breathing the same air.
—Cory Franklin, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
When someone overdoses from fentanyl, breathing slows and their skin often turns a bluish hue.
—Moises Velasquez-Manoff, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
The whole dang family is magically linked to little Bonnie, meaning that if Ian can’t breathe, neither can that innocent little girl in the corner.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2025
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2025
Tuberculosis, spread by air, is not as contagious as COVID-19, and no risk of transmission exists unless people are exposed to an infected patient, especially in closed spaces or at close quarters, by breathing the same air.
—Cory Franklin, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
When someone overdoses from fentanyl, breathing slows and their skin often turns a bluish hue.
—Moises Velasquez-Manoff, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
The whole dang family is magically linked to little Bonnie, meaning that if Ian can’t breathe, neither can that innocent little girl in the corner.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breathe
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In the soil around their roots, billions of fungi and soil bacteria respire as well.—
Jordan Fisher Smith,
Discover Magazine,
20 Dec. 2010
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Vegetables that respire at a higher rate keep better in the refrigerator crisper, where food retains more moisture than in the open space of the main refrigerator compartment, which can draw moisture out of produce.—
Anne-Marie Bonneau,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2021
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Get inspired by a weekly roundup on living well, made simple.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN,
19 Feb. 2025
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This is compared to Census Bureau data, which found only 86,000 people in the U.S. were living past the age of 100.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
19 Feb. 2025
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The software is in turn able to identify six healthy, sub-healthy and unhealthy sleep states including nasal breathing, mouth breathing, snoring, teeth grinding, central sleep apnea and obstructive sleep apnea.—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
21 Feb. 2025
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And more than 130 people said their therapist fell asleep during therapy — sometimes going so far as to start drooling or snoring.—
Christina Caron,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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Currently, there is no data on the containment status of the fire and the cause has yet to be determined.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacramento Bee,
28 Feb. 2025
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There is hope among Glossip’s advocates that Drummond and Behenna will avoid a new prosecution.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Breathe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breathe. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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