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breather
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of BREATHER
a momentary halt in an activity <took a breather from the seemingly endless task of sorting through years of stuff stored in the attic>
Related Words time-out; interim, interlude, intermission, interval, respite, rest; cessation, discontinuance, downtime, ending, expiration, finishing, hitch, lapse, stoppage, stopping, termination; abeyance, moratorium, surcease, suspension; discontinuity, gap, hiatus
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