air-conditioning

Definition of air-conditioningnext
present participle of air-condition

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for air-conditioning
Verb
  • The below-freezing temperatures, which lasted weeks, froze creeks, ponds and even parts of the Potomac River in the area.
    Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Gradual warming across Maryland through Thursday Early morning temperatures stayed safely above freezing in and around the Baltimore Beltway, but fog continues to be quite problematic.
    Steven Sosna, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • At hearings before Florida legislators, data-center developers testified that many companies are bypassing their water challenges by moving to cooling systems that use closed-loop water technology to reduce massive water consumption.
    Mary Ellen Klas, Twin Cities, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Instead of waiting for a building to be built and used, designers can now test how different cooling strategies will perform while plans are still being developed.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 14 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Pipe frosting around the top for a pretty presentation.
    Patricia S York, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026
  • The slather of cookie-crumbly frosting helps mask it, to a point.
    Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • It is recommended to allow spaghetti sauce to cool before refrigerating to avoid raising the fridge's internal temperature.
    Lauren Wicks, Southern Living, 10 Feb. 2026
  • For avocado slices, Ziata recommends topping them with lemon juice and olive oil, then covering them with an airtight lid or a layer of plastic wrap that's flush against the slices before refrigerating.
    Abigail Abesamis Demarest, Martha Stewart, 30 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Solo Ball scored his 1,000th point, and Alex Karaban, who hit the game-icing free throws, was on the winning side for a program record 116th time.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Colin turns out to be icing on the leather cake.
    Randy Myers, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Air-conditioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/air-conditioning. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.

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