airing

verb

Definition of airingnext
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 For the United States audience, Paramount+ will stream 183 matches and CBS Sports Network will air one match per week, with select matches also airing on CBS Sports’ Golazo Network. — Megan Feringa, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Related Stories That affection for the country runs through Season 42, now airing on Paramount+ following its MTV debut. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026 With series two of the Emmy-winning Ludwig currently airing to great success on BBC iPlayer and BBC One — and with series three now in production — the Christmas special comes as welcome news to fans of Mark Brotherhood’s show. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026 Deadliest Catch is currently airing its 22nd season on Discovery Channel. — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Aug. 2026 Stern will do just one show a week from now on, with new episodes airing every Monday. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2026 The Warriors, of course, will once again be all about airing it out. — Eddie Timanus, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 Jake’s full interview with Cota-Robles, which lasted more than an hour, is set to air Thursday evening on KABC-TV, with additional portions airing Friday on Good Morning America. — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026 Weekly episodes land on Mondays with the finale airing on October 12. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for airing
  1. voicing
  2. expressing
  3. giving
  4. stating
  5. announcing
Verb
  • Local love for Panzú Brewery Mint Hill residents wasted no time voicing their sadness and disappointment over the brewery’s upcoming closure.
    — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Key and Peele — who rose to fame together through their sketch comedy show, which ran from 2012 to 2015 — last worked together on the 2022 Wendell & Wild; the stars costarred in the stop-motion animation movie, voicing a pair of demon brothers.
    — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of voicing
Verb
  • In the lobby of his apartment building, Kiritsis held a press conference, expressing anger at Meridian but also apologizing for the ordeal and his use of profanity throughout.
    — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Sep. 2026
  • That was a good example of fusing that into a very contemporary platform and a very contemporary way of expressing that so an audience would feel it and see it.
    — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of expressing
Verb
  • In standard Series 62 form, the engine produced around 210 hp, giving the big Cadillac plenty of muscle for its era.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Seattle can keep itself in games, much like this one, by stone-walling opponents and giving its offense a chance to take advantage of short fields and turnovers.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of giving
Verb
  • The video shows Dowdell, in a Georgia shirt, relearning how to walk while stating that his story is not over.
    — Connor Riley, AJC.com, 7 Sep. 2026
  • For decades selectors presented Hall candidates to the rest of the selectors by stating a case for that person using statistics, testimony and endorsements from various respected football sources.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of stating
Verb
  • Under the new system, one voice from a non-selector will introduce each candidate by simply announcing his name and sharing his resume.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Her sister Erin created a GoFundMe page announcing that she was hospitalized with severe pneumonia and a bacterial infection in her blood.
    — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of announcing

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“Airing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airing. Accessed 10 Sep. 2026.

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