breather
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Synonyms
break, breath, interruption, lull, pause, recess
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Link quipped on Tuesday, taking a breather after last week’s Thunderdome-style action in Springfield, which also produced sea-change legislation on legal recreational marijuana and $45 billion in funding to rebuild crumbling infrastructure. — Dan Moran, Lake County News-Sun, "Moran: After bringing a gambling package home, Link says Waukegan casino could break ground next year," 4 June 2019 There were also a couple of misting fans throughout the course if anyone needed to take a breather to cool off. — Lori Nickel, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Cream puffs a perfect reward for running a hot and sticky 5K at State Fair Park," 18 July 2019 Beth, in particular, laughed at the news, causing John to take a breather outside. — Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, "‘Yellowstone’ Fans Have No Clue What John Dutton Said at the End of Last Night’s Episode," 11 July 2019 Just when the global semiconductor industry seems to be taking a breather from one geopolitical conflict, another one is rearing its head. — Jacky Wong, WSJ, "Global Chip Makers Can’t Catch a Break," 2 July 2019 Now, for a variety of reasons, the downtown boom is taking a breather. — Detroit Free Press, "Detroit's downtown building boom slowing as costs, rents soar," 27 June 2019 Elsewhere, gold prices, which recently rose to a six-year high, are taking a breather. — Anneken Tappe, CNN, "Stocks set to rebound after Mnuchin spurs trade optimism," 26 June 2019 Feeling a little run down, the team's radio play-by-play announcer will finally take a breather this weekend when the Yankees play a four-game series at Tampa Bay beginning Thursday — his 81st birthday. — Avery Yang, courant.com, "Yankees announcer Sterling’s long streak to end Thursday," 3 July 2019 Although views are sparse on the summit, huge basalt shelves and jumbled boulders provide ample seating for a snack break or breather before taking on the final easy mile back to the trailhead. — Mare Czinar, azcentral, "Arizona hike: Shady, easy-to-navigate forest trail leads to big mountain views," 21 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'breather.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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