breathes

verb

present tense third-person singular of breathe
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 Moments after sitting down at an outdoor table, Oppenheim breathes in the ocean air and starts cheerfully free-associating. — Alex Barasch, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026 The team is really plugged in and lives and breathes automotive culture. — ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026 But instead, the land breathes with the water, its rhythm steadied by the bogs that quietly hold the balance of the whole system. — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026 Measles is highly contagious and can spread through the air when an infected person breathes, coughs or sneezes, according to state health officials. — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026 The eye patch-wearing rapper eats and breathes the humor, flow and narrative art of old-school hip-hop. — Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026 Moore breathes life into Mona, but manages to intertwine a sense of entitlement that nods to her former life as traditional housewife. — Cortlyn Kelly, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2026 Measles spreads through the air when a sick person breathes, coughs or sneezes, according to the Centers for Disease Control. — Finch Walker, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026 Christopher Nolan literally breathes the rarest air on Earth. — Antonio Ferme, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breathes
  1. snores
  2. lives
  3. inspires
  4. is
  5. exists
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  • For anyone living in a household where someone snores, wakes up with headaches or drags through the day, Jack Black’s candid podcast conversation about his CPAP machine offers a familiar reference point.
    — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Figure out whether your partner snores through the nose or the throat before buying.
    — Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of snores
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  • The result is a deep economic divide between Paris and the rest of the country and an elite that lives largely among its own, surrounded by people with similar educations, careers, and assumptions, and cut off from much of the country.
    — Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
  • So once again, the rich, powerful Establishment would be dictating the terms under which everyone else lives.
    — Noel Murray, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of lives
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  • Music from kids’ movies often inspires connection, creativity, and even dance parties at home.
    — Stephanie Ganz Published, Parents, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Choose from one of three sleek colorways and let these headphones become the accessory that inspires the outfit.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of inspires
Verb
  • There is speculation, too, that Balenciaga, where creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli is plying his couture chops and returning the brand to its roots, might also be facing some changes.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • And with economic growth stagnating, there is no easy way out.
    — Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of is
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  • Last May, Backrooms — about a horrifying liminal space that exists beyond our own reality — smashed box office records.
    — Ayesha Rascoe, NPR, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Similar technology already exists in specialized high-performance vehicles.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of exists

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“Breathes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breathes. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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