as in break
a short period of time when you are able to stop doing something that is difficult or unpleasant or when something difficult or unpleasant stops or is delayed
The weekend provided a nice respite from the pressures of her job. a temporary respite
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Recent Examples of respite
The beauty in this corner of Shan State, in northeastern Myanmar, might seem a respite from the country’s brutal civil war.
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Hannah Beech, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Uranus retrograde will re-enter Taurus—your 12th house of spirituality and solitude—as of November 7, giving you some respite from its turbo-speed level of change.
—Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 23 Dec. 2024
Head has essentially fronted up in the two latest ICC tournaments with incredible audacity to keep India’s trophy cabinet bare until June’s World T20 final thriller against South Africa finally gave Rohit some respite from the bridesmaids tag.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Instead, find respite, history, and the authentic spectres of former occupants and their employees.
—Weike Wang, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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Hannah Beech, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Uranus retrograde will re-enter Taurus—your 12th house of spirituality and solitude—as of November 7, giving you some respite from its turbo-speed level of change.
—Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 23 Dec. 2024
Head has essentially fronted up in the two latest ICC tournaments with incredible audacity to keep India’s trophy cabinet bare until June’s World T20 final thriller against South Africa finally gave Rohit some respite from the bridesmaids tag.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Instead, find respite, history, and the authentic spectres of former occupants and their employees.
—Weike Wang, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for respite
Recent Examples of Synonyms for respite
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Otherwise, things would feel a lot bleaker for the Senators since the holiday break.Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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While the region is currently getting a break from the Santa Ana, meteorologists expect the winds to pick back up early next week.Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Jan. 2025
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The result: The office tasked with managing the return to student loan repayment after a long pandemic pause, as well as the rollout of an overhauled FAFSA, was flat-funded for 2023.Cory Turner, NPR, 16 Jan. 2025
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High-profile premieres have been canceled, and the city’s once-bustling red carpets are now on pause.Shelby Stewart, Essence, 16 Jan. 2025
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There has been a lull in significant business since then, but moves in both directions are anticipated before the window closes at 11pm on February 3.Andy Naylor, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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After the outburst, the black hole appeared to return to a quiet state, with a lull in activity for nearly a year.Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Respite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/respite. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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