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
Health checkup: The recent health-care rally is taking a bit of a breather.
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Jeff Marks, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2025
For those who socialize plenty but still feel alone—well, some of them might benefit from more solitude, to take a breather and reflect on who and what gives them real fulfillment.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2025
Without Zubac and Leonard and little production from Kris Dunn, Lue was forced to go to the bench to give the starters a breather.
—Janis Carr, Orange County Register, 21 Jan. 2025
When Newcastle needed a breather, Murphy was known to go down with a judicious injury.
—George Caulkin, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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Jeff Marks, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2025
For those who socialize plenty but still feel alone—well, some of them might benefit from more solitude, to take a breather and reflect on who and what gives them real fulfillment.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2025
Without Zubac and Leonard and little production from Kris Dunn, Lue was forced to go to the bench to give the starters a breather.
—Janis Carr, Orange County Register, 21 Jan. 2025
When Newcastle needed a breather, Murphy was known to go down with a judicious injury.
—George Caulkin, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breather
Noun
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The program is on pause after legal challenges from states, and the amount of savings its elimination could generate, $150 billion or more, depends on the status of the litigation.—
Margot Sanger-Katz,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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An offer sheet for this player would need to be significant to give Bowman pause, so $10 million times seven seasons would need to be a comfort zone for an opposition general manager.—
Allan Mitchell,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The latter half of the show had a bit of a lull, with the audience staying less engaged and driven as some of the slower tracks blended into each other.—
Britt Julious,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2025
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Zero Day starts picking up speed again after a couple of episodes’ lull when the commission rallies to break the Reapers’ code.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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As one of the country’s top five most biodiverse states, Alabama’s great outdoors offer not only a breath of fresh air and beautiful views aplenty, but also a chance to get acquainted with a huge range of biomes and species.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
15 Feb. 2025
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Before the Swedes had caught their breath, Canada’s bananas top power-play unit had snapped the puck around until MacKinnon drained a Sidney Crosby cross-crease dish.—
Arpon Basu,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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The geographic break corresponded with a pivot in the photographer’s work.—
Naomi Fry,
The New Yorker,
22 Feb. 2025
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San Marcos led 25-23 at the end of the first quarter, but Cathedral Catholic outscored the Knights 20-15 in the second quarter and led 43-40 at the break.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Breather.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breather. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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