1
as in to respire
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 to live
to have life
as long as I breathe, you will have a place to stay
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Recent Examples of breathe
The witness said the woman came to them and said the driver of the HR-V was a woman who was 30 weeks pregnant and was having trouble breathing, the warrant affidavit said.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2025
The murmur went suddenly quiet while a robotic presence conquering center stage slowly started breathing.
—Giorgia Feroldi, Vogue, 1 Mar. 2025
The resource, once uncovered, could one day be extracted and used for drinking, breathing and as a source of hydrogen and oxygen for rocket fuel to make future expeditions to Mars possible, according to NASA.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
To date, Francis is breathing on his own and his heart function is said to be good.
—Nicole Winfield, arkansasonline.com, 20 Feb. 2025
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2025
The murmur went suddenly quiet while a robotic presence conquering center stage slowly started breathing.
—Giorgia Feroldi, Vogue, 1 Mar. 2025
The resource, once uncovered, could one day be extracted and used for drinking, breathing and as a source of hydrogen and oxygen for rocket fuel to make future expeditions to Mars possible, according to NASA.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
To date, Francis is breathing on his own and his heart function is said to be good.
—Nicole Winfield, arkansasonline.com, 20 Feb. 2025
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In the soil around their roots, billions of fungi and soil bacteria respire as well.—
Jordan Fisher Smith,
Discover Magazine,
20 Dec. 2010
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Vegetables that respire at a higher rate keep better in the refrigerator crisper, where food retains more moisture than in the open space of the main refrigerator compartment, which can draw moisture out of produce.—
Anne-Marie Bonneau,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2021
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Bibb shared with IndieWire that perhaps the trio’s friendship won’t survive the season — let alone if any of them will actually live after that cold-open preview of a resort shooting.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
3 Mar. 2025
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The fearsome cartel leader Emilia (Karla Sofía Gascón) enlists Rita (Zoe Saldaña), an unappreciated lawyer stuck in a dead-end job, to help fake her death so that Emilia can finally live authentically as her true self.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
3 Mar. 2025
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Studies show that angling yourself upright during sleep can help combat a number of related issues—including sleep apnea, acid reflux, lower back pain, and snoring.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
3 Mar. 2025
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The software is in turn able to identify six healthy, sub-healthy and unhealthy sleep states including nasal breathing, mouth breathing, snoring, teeth grinding, central sleep apnea and obstructive sleep apnea.—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
21 Feb. 2025
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There was good reason to speculate that Shanahan and the 49ers liked Jones in the run-up to the draft four years ago.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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If there are issues or delays in receiving aid, students should be persistent in following up to ensure that their applications are processed correctly.—
Scott White,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Breathe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breathe. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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