breathe life into

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Also, breathe new life into. Revive someone or something. For example, Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) shows one how to breathe life into a drowning victim, or Her appointment breathed new life into the firm. This term is used both literally, for reviving a person who has stopped breathing temporarily, and figuratively, for giving new impetus to or renewing some project. Also see breath of fresh air.

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breathe life into

AI is also helping breathe life into queer histories that have been little acknowledged or risk being erased.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

Today's the day it comes together, as 24 musicians breathe life into the music they penned in their cramped east London studio.

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026

Keys finds particular joy in watching new talent breathe life into her characters.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026

And writing the formula in computer code doesn’t breathe life into it; it just uses a different set of symbols to describe it.

From Slate ● May 25, 2026

We sit waiting for someone to breathe life into us.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

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breathe life into

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