as in pause
a momentary halt in an activity
took a breather from the seemingly endless task of sorting through years of stuff stored in the attic
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Recent Examples of breather
Nature is healing — remember the meme from the pandemic days, when carbon emissions dropped and wildlife caught a breather?
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Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024
Rally participants take a breather at Container Village.
—Trymaine Lee, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2024
Bonds in the driver’s seat: Stocks are taking a breather Monday.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
Colin Farrell wants to take a breather — literally.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2024
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Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024
Rally participants take a breather at Container Village.
—Trymaine Lee, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2024
Bonds in the driver’s seat: Stocks are taking a breather Monday.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
Colin Farrell wants to take a breather — literally.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breather
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Ahmed said that as long as the platforms’ approach to false and misleading content remain the same, a temporary pause on political ads during election week is likely to have little impact.Clare Duffy, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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The latest: In response to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests orchestrated by Coinbase related to the pause letters, the FDIC responded with the descriptions of 23 different communications entered into evidence last week in a case over the records.Brady Dale, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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The defense overcame the offensive lull as safety Alohi Gilman grabbed his first interception of the season and Still got his first professional interception early in the fourth quarter.Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
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But the October lull — as most hunters perceive it — doesn’t exist.Mark Melotik, Outdoor Life, 10 Oct. 2024
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But when compared to last year’s unreliable defense that failed to close out numerous close games, much less help accelerate blowouts, what the unit is doing this year is a breath of fresh air in Boulder.Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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He’s been on oxygen for more than a decade and quickly gets short of breath.Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 13 Nov. 2024
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The fight for parking at the nearby trailheads was bananas—crowds rivaling Disney World during winter break.Erin Strout, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
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By the break, the Cardinal were doubling up the Bulldogs, 48-24.Justice delos Santos, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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“Breather.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breather. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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