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exhalation

[eks-huh-ley-shuhn, ek-suh-] / ˌɛks həˈleɪ ʃən, ˌɛk sə- /
NOUN
breathing out
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NOUN
that which is exhaled
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While a brick home can resist the powerful exhalation of a wolf, it’s no match for wind-driven rain served up by a wicked storm.

From Seattle Times Feb. 12, 2024

In a long exhalation, she sets her dancers free.

From New York Times Feb. 2, 2024

"This means that most of the water added to the air during inhalation is then recovered during exhalation."

From Science Daily Dec. 14, 2023

The fall of the hammer at 74 million pounds broke the tension, triggering a collective exhalation in the room and a round of applause.

From Reuters Jun. 27, 2023

She blinks those outrageously long lashes and sighs, a great whooshing exhalation that rattles all through her trunk.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen




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