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respite
noun as in pause, suspension in activity
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Example Sentences
Southern California will have a respite from hot, dry weather this weekend as colder temperatures sweep in — bringing with them the possibility of scattered rain showers and snow in the mountains.
He first started respite care when he was four, as his mother needed help because she felt his behaviour was no longer manageable at home.
Most of them, as before, did not appear to care what was happening that night with the election, or maybe they just wanted some respite or escape from it.
We had more than 145,000 people tune into these livestreams looking for a place of respite, and the response has been overwhelmingly positive with people sharing their appreciation across social channels.
In those moments I feel so far from home — my original home, on the East Coast in the inner city, where my closest natural respite was a patch of grass beside a fire hydrant.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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