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past tense of air

aired

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adjective

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Recent Examples of aired
Adjective
The episode, which first aired in February 1973, centers around the character of Marcia Brady, who gets hit in the face by a football and is dumped by her boyfriend. Lori A Bashian Fox News, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025 Lopez first teased her return as host of the AMAs last fall on the American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special, which also aired on CBS. Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2025 Some of this is maybe better talked about after the finale has aired. Katie Campione, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2025 The show's finale and reunion aired on March 6. Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025 The show aired in January or February each year from 1974 through 2003, and then in October or November each year from 2003 to 2022. Paul Grein, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2025 The AMAs aired on ABC from 1974 to 2022. Paul Grein, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2025 It’s been 35 years since Twin Peaks first aired on ABC. Ariana Quihuiz, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025 The show aired on Fox Kids and followed a group of teenagers who become rangers to help protect the Earth. Victoria Edel, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aired
Verb
  • The 39-year-old also voiced his willingness to sit down with the former NBA MVP to work through their respective issues with one another in a productive manner.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Some handlers said Donkey, although playful like Perry, did not have much else in common with the character voiced by Eddie Murphy.
    Sara Ruberg, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Of course, with a broadcast social network like X, everyone is both a patron and an owner of sorts.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 23 May 2025
  • The series, which is produced by Fox Entertainment Studios, came out of a broadcast direct deal between Leary and the company.
    Peter White, Deadline, 7 May 2025
Verb
  • According to the lawsuit the BOP has unlawfully treated credits earned under FSA as discretionary rather than a mandate clearly stated in the law.
    Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
  • As stated, Book was brought in for a visit and could be signed and added to the roster in the coming days depending on how the injury report shakes out for both Hurts and Pickett.
    Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Through a reproducibility lens, students evaluate claims in published studies as contingent on the transparency and soundness of the evidence and analysis on which the claims are based.
    Richard Ball, The Conversation, 5 June 2025
  • The last round of published sampling by the FDA in 2022 found that 54 samples of human food had detectable amounts of glyphosate out of 731 analyzed.
    Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 20 May 2025
Verb
  • Over the weekend, Hamas gave Qatar and Egypt its agreement to a proposal that resembles an offer made several weeks ago by White House envoy Steve Witkoff.
    Barak Ravid, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
  • The company also gave full-year guidance that topped expectations.
    Michelle Fox, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2025

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“Aired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aired. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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