AIRING Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

airing

verb

Definition of airing

present participle of air

as in voicing

to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion) suggested we air any complaints about the seating arrangements to the person who actually planned the event

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Recent Examples of airing That includes airing ads that reference Trump on broadcast, cable and streaming nearly 180,000 times, the data shows. — Jill Colvin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 It’s currently powered by Dick Wolf’s Chicago procedural franchise, where Med, Fire and PD all shoot ahead of airing on NBC. — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026 In addition to airing on Telemundo and Peacock, the ceremony will also be available to watch live via the Telemundo app and on Telemundo Internacional across Latin America and the Caribbean. — Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2026 Neither has publicly debuted a new relationship since the show finished airing. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 15 Oct. 2026 Despite that, the ads continued airing the night of October 11 and on part of October 12. — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 13 Oct. 2026 Jackson campaign will continue airing ad featuring Secoriea Turner. — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Jolly’s remarks came shortly after his campaign began airing a new ad that political experts and some within his party argue is leaning into racial stereotypes about Black men. — Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026 Networks have been cautious about any airing of a public death, issuing viewer advisories or having general policies against airing the moment of death. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026

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Some members of the Dallas-Fort Worth football community are voicing support for Cedar Hill head coach Nick Ward after Cedar Hill ISD placed him on administrative leave Thursday.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2026
Use Data To Evaluate Ideas One helpful practice is separating the idea from the person voicing it.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of voicing

Verb

Promising innovation and economic growth doesn't answer questions about electricity bills and corporate accountability, and expressing concern about the technology doesn't explain how to capture its potential benefits.

— Will Johnson, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
Horvath, who represents the Palisades burn area, sent Bass multiple text messages in the weeks that followed the fire expressing frustration over her handling of communications and other issues.

— David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of expressing

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Ahead of the 2022 election, the prime minister helped broker an alliance between Ben-Gvir’s party and Bezalel Smotrich’s Religious Zionism, giving Netanyahu enough seats to assemble a government.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
Sánchez Bezos, the fund’s vice chair since its early days, has become a more visible face of the couple’s giving.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of giving

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Fencebridge now denies that figure, stating that the comment was made erroneously, and the figure is closer to $24 million — $13 million for ammunition and $11 million for guns.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
Then a link to a brand called mes° appeared underneath her Instagram handle, which leads to a landing page stating that the hair care brand has been biodesigned by Lawrence and Arcaea, the biotech company founded by MIT grad Jasmina Aganovic.

— Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of stating

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Trump blindsided Zelenskyy last weekend by announcing that Ukraine and Russia had agreed not to target each other's energy facilities.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
The Eagles released a statement Thursday about the medical condition of their quarterback in announcing his looming absence, saying Hurts had been receiving treatment for nearly a week and even flew to and from London with it.

— Ryan Morik OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

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