Synonyms for breather
ˈbri ðərbreather

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1. breath, breather, breathing place, breathing space, breathing spell, breathing timenoun

   a short respite

   Synonyms:
   breathing spell, breathing time, intimation, snorkel breather, breath, breathing space, schnorchel, breathing place, hint, schnorkel, breathing room, snorkel

2. snorkel, schnorkel, schnorchel, snorkel breather, breathernoun

   air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time

   Synonyms:
   breathing spell, breathing space, breathing time, snorkel breather, breath, schnorchel, breathing place, schnorkel, snorkel

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1. List of paraphrases for "breather":

   vent, ventilation, suction, venting

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1. Monica Erickson:

   I think there was too much tightening in spreads too quickly and the market is now taking a breather.

2. Luis Rojas:

   Stroman’s been outstanding this season. He’s kept us in a lot of games. His record doesn’t show how well he’s pitched. He gave us the eight innings. We needed it. We’re glad he gave that breather to the bullpen.

3. Markus Huber:

   Overall sentiment remains positive, however trading action is clearly pointing towards a slowdown in momentum, in light of stocks being overbought in the short term, markets taking a breather and entering a consolidation pattern would certainly be in order and actually by many considered as healthy and necessary. In order for traders to up their risk exposure further, more good news besides China will be needed.

4. Dan Farley:

   The market is just waiting for some of these big data points to come out tomorrow and in a sense is taking a breather today.

5. Mike Bailey:

   It seems like, from a technicals perspective, it's time for a little bit of a breather, and... we're seeing some data points that support that.