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. Chris Jarvis:

   Oil is technically exhausted after being whipsawed violently over the past few weeks, bulls have little to hang their hat on and shorts have just been taken to the cleaners. Both bears and bulls have gone to their respective corners for a breather.

2. Andre Bakhos:

   I don't think it's anything more than an early morning breather after a nice surge in equities.

3. Benjamin Reitzes:

   After ramping up in late summer, Canadian homebuilding activity took a bit of a breather in October, while the pullback in starts suggests that housing might be a bit of drag on GDP growth in Q4, the decline was welcome as it will ease concerns about overbuilding ignited by the big prints in August and September.

4. 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.

5. Markus Huber:

   Overall sentiment remains positive, however yesterday's 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.