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as in to expel
to let or force out of the lungs
before answering, the suspect exhaled a cloud of cigarette smoke
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as in to radiate
to throw or give off
the lilacs were exhaling a sweet fragrance that virtually filled the room
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Recent Examples of exhale
Purse your lips and exhale slowly as if blowing out a candle.
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Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 1 Dec. 2024
Next week, the Supreme Court will begin hearing arguments for a case that could affirm these young people's fears, or give them a reason to exhale in relief.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
Dying stars exhale hot stellar winds; any carbon swept up in these winds essentially burns up, producing stellar soot.
—Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 13 Nov. 2024
The goal is for Williams to exhale, to simplify things, to slow everything down.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 15 Nov. 2024
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Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 1 Dec. 2024
Next week, the Supreme Court will begin hearing arguments for a case that could affirm these young people's fears, or give them a reason to exhale in relief.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
Dying stars exhale hot stellar winds; any carbon swept up in these winds essentially burns up, producing stellar soot.
—Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 13 Nov. 2024
The goal is for Williams to exhale, to simplify things, to slow everything down.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 15 Nov. 2024
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Wei Fenghe was expelled from the Communist Party in June 2024 on charges of accepting bribes and abusing his authority for personal gain.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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While most Syrians are jubilant, including the millions of exiles who are beginning to find their way home from Lebanon, Turkey, and elsewhere, the fate of many Kurds expelled by Turkey previously from Afrin and other areas in the north is less certain.Natasha Hall, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2024
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That's where its shooting stars and fireballs radiate from — close to the end of the handle of the Big Dipper — but they can be seen anywhere in the night sky.Jamie Carter, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Greenhouse gases trap the heat that radiates from the sun, Astrid Caldas, a senior climate scientist for community resilience at the Union of Concerned Scientists, told ABC News.Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 11 Dec. 2024
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Data centers and transmission networks worldwide are already responsible for emitting as much carbon dioxide annually as Brazil, according to the IEA, and that number is expected to rise as AI use grows.Heiko Claussen, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Eyewitness reports, social media videos and officials confirm the drones are up to 6 feet in diameter, can quickly go from emitting eerie lights to no light at all and often avoid detection.Sophia Pargas, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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What’s more, Baxter casts her relationship with feminism as questionable at best through her interactions with her husband.Sophia Stewart, The Atlantic, 19 Dec. 2024
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The movie has also cast Colman Domingo as patriarch Joe Jackson and Nia Long as Michael’s mother, Katherine Jackson. Bugonia (Nov. 7) Poor Things and The Favourite filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos’ latest bizarre sci-fi comedy is actually a remake of the 2003 South Korean film Save the Green Planet!Ben Rosenstock, TIME, 19 Dec. 2024
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The track is from Eilish's latest album, Hit Me Hard and Soft, which was released in May.Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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To be eligible, films must be released in theaters during calendar 2024, and TV shows must have aired between January 1 and November 1.Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
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Officials also said that efforts to compare the trajectory of such sightings with standard air traffic emanating from some of busiest airports in New Jersey and New York resulted in a solid match.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2024
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The joy emanating from his grinning floating head is a key part of the image that Yoshida has fostered over the past four decades as his brand grew.Chloe Sorvino, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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As for what’s next, the band will be touring hard into the new year, but will take a break in January to record their sixth full-length, again with Kenny Beats and Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich, one that doubtless will evolve the band’s sound even further.Jem Aswad, Variety, 13 Dec. 2024
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As another new year approaches, businesses in every industry are reevaluating their priorities to adapt to evolving market demands and consumer expectations.Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Exhale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhale. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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