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 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

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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

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Artificial intelligence developers are expressing alarm that AI could destroy humanity in the next few years, and industry leaders are calling for a slowdown in its development.

— Joel Mathis, TheWeek, 14 Sep. 2026
Tui Shipping, the boat's owner, provided a statement to VBTC expressing sympathy to those affected and acknowledging its responsibility for passenger safety, according to the broadcaster on Tuesday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of expressing

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The senior House Democrat became a kingmaker for Biden by giving him momentum heading into Super Tuesday after Biden’s poor showing in the first three states.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Tech companies are racing to develop and train elder care robots to handle tasks ranging from giving massages to playing chess.

— HUIYEE CHIEW AND LYRIC LI THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of giving

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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

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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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