EXHALES Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

exhales

verb

present tense third-person singular of exhale

as in expels

to let or force out of the lungs before answering, the suspect exhaled a cloud of cigarette smoke

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as in radiates

to throw or give off the lilacs were exhaling a sweet fragrance that virtually filled the room

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Recent Examples of exhales By the time the family reconvenes at the house, the room exhales. — Jp Mangalindan, Time, 31 July 2026 Your home is supposed to be the place where your nervous system finally exhales. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 24 June 2026 Even in summer, evenings turn crisp, drawing locals and visitors alike outdoors to sip tea as the sun slips behind the escarpment and the mountain exhales its cool. — Anna Zacharias, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Jan. 2026 When summer fades and the crowds head home, the island finally exhales. — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2025 Back in the Bronx, Claude Helton exhales. — Aliya S. King, VIBE.com, 6 Dec. 2025 Backed by a twinkling, twanging guitar, Hartzman gently exhales a tune that describes, if not praises, the tougher parts of love. — Karly Hartzman, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025

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When the ocean is too warm, the coral expels the algae from its tissues.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
To protect itself, the coral expels its own algae — a primary food, energy, and oxygen source — and soon loses its color.

— Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of expels

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High on mushrooms and his own unmoored ego, Lee’s not-quite-acceptance speech casts our protagonist as far from the heroic spotlight as anyone literally standing in one can get.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026
Before observatories such as Greenwich, humans used sundials — essentially a stick in the ground that casts shadows as the sun moves overhead.

— Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of casts

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And behind Vision’s back, Ultron ominously releases a carrier pigeon, sending a message to a mystery recipient.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
Mazal Group and the Weingartens and Odeds have denied wrongdoing, and the settlement releases them from future liability for the allegations in the case.

— Monika Evstatieva, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of releases

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McGregor offers a welcome counterbalance as Brooke, whose general disposition emanates from her relationship with her father, even as it’s hobbled by troubles the script pinpoints with delicacy.

— Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
Stubb’s reputation as a statesman emanates from his vision for the world.

— John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026

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