air-conditioning

present participle of air-condition

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for air-conditioning
Verb
  • One of the most common was broken or outdated HVAC systems, often an expensive upgrade; freezing or overheated classrooms can be especially hard on students who can’t regulate their body temperatures, such as children with Down syndrome.
    Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The most active period for tree sap flow is late winter or spring, when temperatures fluctuate widely between freezing nights and warm days.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Ice baths must be filled when cooling food.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Copper, which is essential for semiconductors, cables and cooling systems that are driving AI’s advance, has come into sharper focus as investors remain bullish on the AI trade.
    Hugh Leask, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This purple-frosted donut is topped with an appropriately spooky donut spider made out of a Munchkins donut hole covered in chocolate drizzle, with frosting for the eyes and legs.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Minus the chocolate shavings and some fancy frosting techniques on top, that's the new Chocolate Fudge Cake, right?
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Read on for more about refrigerating onions.
    Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2025
  • That often means refrigerating them to ensure the microorganisms stay alive and the product doesn’t spoil.
    Isabel Vasquez RD LDN, Health, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • With Wild players going to the penalty box late in the first and second periods, Minnesota kept the Flyers off the board and kept the crowd out of the game by consistently icing the puck, and with Wallstedt smothering pucks in and around the crease.
    Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Thanks to Jeff Blashill’s fondness for icing 11 forwards and seven defensemen, there aren’t really any set pairings for the Blackhawks.
    Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Air-conditioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/air-conditioning. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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