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Recent Examples of breather The market's recent run higher took a breather as major indexes ended the session near previous closing levels. Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 11 June 2025 While some players were busy representing their countries, others received a nice (and necessary) breather. Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 5 June 2025 Also helping stocks Tuesday: a breather for the beleaguered bond market. David Goldman, CNN Money, 27 May 2025 Extra time between activities can serve as a breather for everyone to rest and recalibrate. Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for breather
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breather
Noun
  • Even though no funding has been cut, Jackson condemned the administration, contending the effect of the pause is going to be massive and could result in North Carolina firing about 1,000 educators.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2025
  • Decisions are made, the next task appears, and there’s little pause to examine what worked or what missed.
    Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • In the depths of life’s lulls, it was forgotten, left in a bun for days, dry, untouched.
    Sophie Meharenna, Allure, 2 July 2025
  • Allocations will be adjusted dynamically with gold exposure increasing during crypto market downturns, and bitcoin exposure increasing when gold is in a lull period.
    Aaron Stanley, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • Lily rolled over, now, onto her back, away from her husband’s meticulous ledgers, and tried to capture her breath, which along with her heart, these days, had the habit of running away from her.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 July 2025
  • One client takes 10 deep breaths before Zoom calls with the camera off.
    Ashley B. Stewart, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • Say the weekend prior to the final weekend prior to the All-Star break.
    Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
  • Live With Kelly & Mark took a temporary break from morning TV spiciness to douse the flames of their typically steamy 9 a.m. passions with the tears of longtime producer Michael Gelman.
    EW.com, EW.com, 15 July 2025

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“Breather.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breather. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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