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verb

past tense of air

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Recent Examples of aired
Verb
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
Adjective
  • Under her first look broadcast direct deal with FOX, Carol Mendelsohn (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation) serves as executive producer along with Julie Weitz (Game of Silence) and Rene Echevarria (Carnival Row, The 4400), who penned the pilot and will also serve as showrunner.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 12 May 2025
  • Here’s one of many considerations for the broadcast moment of the year: San Francisco gets righties Marcus Stroman and Will Warren on Friday and Saturday, respectively.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • On Tuesday evening in Spain, Vinicius was handed a two-match suspension which Ancelotti voiced his disapproval of the following afternoon when facing the media - despite the number 7 still being able to feature in the Super Cup.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The fins are among the most profitable of all seafood, selling for hundreds of dollars per pound or over a $1,000 per fin, according to published reports.
    Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2025
  • According to published reports, Kim slammed into Niketic’s Mercedes near Meadow Lane, slicing the vehicle in half.
    Jennifer Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 15 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
Verb
  • That confirmation came nearly four months after Hill checked himself out of the game and then gave an infamous diatribe following the Dolphins’ season-ending loss to the New York Jets.
    C. Isaiah Smalls II, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Huang gave Bibb a white T-shirt and some twine and showed her how to tie the fabric into a sausage shape.
    Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025

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“Aired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aired. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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