How to Use recirculation in a Sentence
recirculation
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Roll down the windows a bit, then close them and turn recirculation on once the car starts to chill.
—ABC News, 8 June 2026
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Roll the windows down briefly, then close them and flip recirculation on once the cabin starts to cool.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 8 July 2026
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Roll the windows down briefly, then switch recirculation on once the cabin cools.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026
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Try this easy clean bathroom hack for your toilet brush to prevent the buildup and recirculation of germs.
—Andrea Crowley, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2022
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More than two decades later, these bits are now ripe for recirculation on social media.
—Jasmine Li, New York Times, 24 July 2023
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The air recirculation button helps keep your car's cabin cool in hot weather.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2024
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Better yet, invest in a recirculation pump for the hot water heater.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 28 June 2024
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Next, stay river-right of the low-head dam recirculation before dropping into a series of ledge holes and waves.
—Mike Bezemek, Outside Online, 13 Apr. 2023
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Turn the air recirculation switch to OFF.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 16 Dec. 2025
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When entering a steamy car, turn on the air conditioning but turn off recirculation to keep stale air from cycling.
—ABC News, 8 June 2026
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In the car, remember to use the air recirculation button to avoid pulling in polluted air from outside.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 30 June 2023
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The plane had been grounded for three hours for repairs and the air-recirculation system had been turned off, so everyone was forced to breathe the same air.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2021
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Run your air conditioner on its recirculation setting to cool down.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2026
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Heat is then directed upward and outward via outlet slits on the card edges to reduce the recirculation of heated air.
—John Burek, PCMAG, 20 Jan. 2025
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In the car, keep the windows closed and turn on recirculation, said Koehler, of Johns Hopkins.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 18 July 2026
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The problem is with the exhaust-gas recirculation (EGR) cooler, which could crack and result in a fire.
—Colin Beresford, Car and Driver, 30 Nov. 2020
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The recirculation button is a total game changer, especially in heat waves.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2024
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Park in shade when possible, use a windshield sunshade, and when climbing back into a hot car, turn the air conditioning on with recirculation off.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026
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Keep in Mind The recirculation pump kit must be purchased separately.
—Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 May 2023
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Sitka and Fairbanks are both using intake of 100% fresh air with no recirculation.
—Annie Berman, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Sep. 2020
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On buses, ventilation depends on whether the driver has the vehicle in air-recirculation mode.
—Rachel Gutman, The Atlantic, 20 Apr. 2022
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Residents within a mile of the plant were being advised to remain indoors, close windows and doors and set their home cooling units to recirculation as a precaution.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
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In this case, these units should additionally be set to recirculation mode to ensure exterior air isn't seeping inside.
—Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 8 June 2023
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If the weather's lousy, drivers can work to keep fresh air coming into the vehicle by disabling air recirculation on their air conditioning controls.
—Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 20 June 2020
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In what's a first for Hyundai, a tiny little Santa Cruz emblem adorns the buttons for air recirculation and hill descent control.
—Derek Powell, Car and Driver, 10 Aug. 2021
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Keep doors, windows and fireplace dampers shut and preferably with clean air circulating through air conditioners on the recirculation setting.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 27 June 2023
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There could be more complex issues with your water heater or more advanced solutions to the problem, such as the installation of a water recirculation system.
—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Aug. 2024
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Hill also recommends running the air conditioning on a recirculation setting to prevent any outside air coming in.
—Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 7 June 2023
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Install a hot water recirculation pump, which creates a loop, so water that has cooled in the pipe between the water heater and the faucet or a showerhead goes back to the water heater rather than flowing down the drain.
—Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2021
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Another air tip Sanders recommends in extreme heat is to avoid using your car's air recirculation feature, as this just recirculates hot air inside the car.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 22 June 2022
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