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past tense of air

aired

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adjective

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Recent Examples of aired
Adjective
The Bugonia star, 37, began dating Dunst after working with her on season 2 of the FX drama Fargo, which aired in 2015; the actors married in July 2022. Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025 Each also made more than a dozen appearances on the sequel series Fuller House, which aired on Netflix for five seasons, between 2016 and 2020. Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Oct. 2025 This year marks the first time since 1965 that the pageant will not be aired on a major television network. Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 21 Oct. 2025 Neither has appeared on NXT programming since the finale aired. Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025 The second season of the teen drama aired in 2022. Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025 In a sneak peek aired on GMA, Swift is seen attempting to relax after a show, filling up a giant marble bathtub while still wearing one of her glittery stage outfits. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2025 Auburn fans, already incensed by the previous ruling, aired their grievances fully. Seth Emerson, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025 The Season 8 finale ‘Flight’, which aired on May 17, 2012, saw a group of six doctors in a plane crash that kills Meredith’s (Ellen Pompeo) sister Lexie, a devastating moment for her boyfriend Mark. Glenn Garner, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aired
Verb
  • Jodi voiced Ariel in Disney's 1989 film The Little Mermaid, as well as its sequel, prequel and television series spin-off, plus numerous other related works.
    Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Attendees voiced opposition to Trump's immigration detentions, his effort to redraw Indiana's congressional boundaries to favor Republicans and what protesters view as attacks on free speech.
    Tony Cook, IndyStar, 18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Going Dutch, which is wholly owned by Fox Entertainment, is an outgrowth of Leary’s broadcast direct deal with the company.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Above all, broadcast hero stories internally; behavior follows narrative.
    Jim Stevenson, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Verb
  • Hudson and other board members noted each of the applicants expressed some desire to run next year to remain in the seat.
    Edward McKinnon, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Vice Mayor Rhonda Anderson, who proposed the banner design ideas a few weeks ago, expressed optimism that now was the right time to host the interfaith ceremony.
    Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • These are two of the more publicized stories of his generosity and attachment to Louisville, but 2X says the support Miller has offered the city goes well beyond the Robertson and Tyus families.
    Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey, whose office oversaw the highly publicized, incredibly expensive, and ultimately unsuccessful prosecution of Karen Read, has drawn at least three Democratic challengers to his job.
    Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The new report stated that OceanGate's real-time monitoring data analysis of Titan's pressure was flawed, so the company was unaware that the vessel was damaged and needed to be immediately removed from service.
    Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
  • It’s long been stated that his departure was the result of a disagreement with van Doesburg over the use of diagonal lines in De Stijl artworks, which van Doesburg supported and Mondrian was against.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Fowler evidently clipped them from published sources, mainly newspapers, an amazing feat in the pre-internet age.
    Ben Yagoda, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
  • In a published obituary, his family said the boy had attended school at Success Academy in Sacramento and was enrolled at Tully C. Knoles School in Stockton when the deadly shooting occurred.
    Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This week, the judges gave Andy his first 7s.
    Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The first and last sentences gave me momentary pause.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The organization monitors thousands of hotels and actually has a way for travelers to submit complaints in the event their experience does not match an advertised star ranking.
    Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Airlines must include mandatory taxes and fees in advertised prices.
    Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025

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