1
as in respires
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 lives
to have life
as long as I breathe, you will have a place to stay
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Recent Examples of breathes
Measles spreads easily through the air when an infected person breathes, talks, coughs, or sneezes and can stay on surfaces for many hours after contact.
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
And above all, treat visibility not as a one-time performance, but as a professional habit that breathes life into your career trajectory.
—Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Now the forest breathes with evil, and a vampire lord has risen.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
Even if the future looks bleak, hope is not entirely lost for the Foundation, at least not while Gaal Dornick still breathes.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
In the heart of Columbia Tusculum, where Cincinnati's oldest neighborhood breathes with vibrant, historic energy, April Combs Mann struck a new kind of chord.
—Hailey Roden, The Enquirer, 31 Aug. 2025
Libra Season arrives on the 22nd and breathes fresh air into your creativity, love, and pleasure.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 Aug. 2025
With every stride, the leader breathes into the whistle clenched between his lips, producing a noise like the courting sigh of some prairie bird.
—Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
Measles is a highly contagious disease that spreads easily through the air when an infected person breathes, coughs or sneezes.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 12 Aug. 2025
Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
And above all, treat visibility not as a one-time performance, but as a professional habit that breathes life into your career trajectory.
—Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Now the forest breathes with evil, and a vampire lord has risen.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
Even if the future looks bleak, hope is not entirely lost for the Foundation, at least not while Gaal Dornick still breathes.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
In the heart of Columbia Tusculum, where Cincinnati's oldest neighborhood breathes with vibrant, historic energy, April Combs Mann struck a new kind of chord.
—Hailey Roden, The Enquirer, 31 Aug. 2025
Libra Season arrives on the 22nd and breathes fresh air into your creativity, love, and pleasure.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 Aug. 2025
With every stride, the leader breathes into the whistle clenched between his lips, producing a noise like the courting sigh of some prairie bird.
—Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
Measles is a highly contagious disease that spreads easily through the air when an infected person breathes, coughs or sneezes.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breathes
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That is where creativity lives, where intimacy is built, and where leaders are made.—
Curt Steinhorst,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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With medical personnel locked out of electronic health records and systems for coordinating basic patient care such as medications, surgical procedures, and tests, hospital employees reported lapses that threatened patients’ lives.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
18 Sep. 2025
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But not everyone who snores has sleep apnea, and not everyone with sleep apnea snores.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The scene is still an active investigation but there is no further danger to the public.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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Currently, there is no data indicating the containment progress of the fire and its cause has yet to be determined.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Jack Tamisiea,
Scientific American,
17 Sep. 2025
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With guidance and resources from the American Heart Association, each nominee builds a personalized campaign, recruits an Impact Team and inspires others to join the mission.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Turning Point spokesperson Andrew Kolvet told Fortune that the fund exists to ensure the organization’s ability to operate for years to come.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
20 Sep. 2025
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That line between school and home life, between the real world and the simulacrum of reality that exists online, has been erased.—
Carlo Versano,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Breathes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breathes. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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