breaths

noun

plural of breath
1
as in pauses
a momentary halt in an activity let's all take a breath before continuing this discussion

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2
as in breezes
a slight or gentle movement of air a sweet breath caressed her cheek as she sat in the garden

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3
as in hints
an almost imperceptible sign of something the mornings are already getting warmer, and there is a breath of spring in the air

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Recent Examples of breaths Same lethal drug, different outcomes After the pentobarbital was administered Wednesday night, Howard took a couple of breaths and gasped, the AP reported, before making snoring sounds that grew quiet within 30 seconds. — Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026 According to The Associated Press, as the pentobarbital began taking effect Wednesday evening, Howard took a couple of breaths and gasped. — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026 In moments of high stress, pause and take a few intentional breaths before considering what is really driving your emotions. — Majd Al-Waheidi, NPR, 28 Sep. 2026 Sound also plays a part in that story, with Mehmet recording his father’s dying breaths for one of his experimental pieces. — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026 Little brown bats can similarly reduce their metabolic demands by going Dracula for months at a time, decreasing their body temperatures by more than fifty degrees Fahrenheit and slowing their respiration to a handful of breaths an hour. — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026 The days of breathing rescue breaths into a patient’s mouth are over. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026 By the 11th game of the third set, Keys was hitting herself in the head with her racket, taking her cap off and sighing deep breaths that were either meant to steady her or out of exasperation. — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026 Just take a couple of deep breaths for 60 seconds, make sure your exhale is longer than your inhale, and see how your posture and feelings shift toward a calmer state. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breaths
  1. pauses
  2. breezes
  3. hints
  4. lulls
  5. puffs
  6. flickers
  7. touches
  8. glimmers
Noun
  • Everyone stress-tests the checkout, then quietly buries returns, cancellations and subscription pauses.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • But the situation is simply too perilous to entertain any more pauses.
    — Dmytro Kuleba, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of pauses
Noun
  • Make sure the covers reach all the way to the ground and are secured against any overnight breezes.
    — Ahmad Bajjey, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Winds were also forecast to pick up, with breezes of 5 to 8 mph.
    — Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of breezes
Noun
  • That question motivated Clark to better understand aging among plants and animals and to look for hints to extend humans' lifespan.
    — KYLE MELNICK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
  • On Friday, Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh offered no hints about potential interest rate policy moves while attending a meeting of financial leaders in Bangkok.
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of hints
Noun
  • There are no lulls in the storytelling and all the actors are wonderful and hungry and bring the heat.
    — Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Dull spells and lulls will crop up, building like waves, peaking, crashing, then dissipating.
    — Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of lulls
Noun
  • Without authentic longing, and without any bittersweet complexity to the portrait of one social order replacing another, we’re left with little more than puffs of amusement, enough to escalate your mood but bound to fade by morning.
    — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Deutsche Kuche Peanut Puffs A little salty, a little sweet, and extremely addictive, these peanut puffs are the perfect snack.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of puffs
Noun
  • The first flickers of life beamed images from the Bloomberg network of a New York building on fire.
    — Will Richmond, The Providence Journal, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Jackson’s availability was curbed by red cards at Chelsea — in Bruges, a barge and shirt pull with defender Han-Beom Lee suggested those flickers of fury and confrontation still burn.
    — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of flickers
Noun
  • Upon arrival, guests enjoy touches like fresh flowers, a handwritten note from the general manager, and Godiva chocolates in their rooms.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026
  • To update the original design, from the spring 1997 couture collection, current Chanel designer Matthieu Blazy added his own touches to the silhouette—reworking it with a sweetheart neckline and a more structured shape.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of touches
Noun
  • Still, Crow—the ever-optimist, as her body of work proves—clings on to the glimmers of hope from leaders of the world who do show us the best parts of humanity.
    — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Viewers get only glimmers of the characters’ personalities and backgrounds, but the show offers enough detail and texture to understand how Season 1 might unfold.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of glimmers

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