as in to express
to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion)
a person who tends to ventilate opinions without first thinking them through
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Recent Examples of ventilate
Standard features include heated and ventilated front seats, a panoramic sunroof, and ambient lighting.
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Josh Max, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Sil-nylon is 100 percent waterproof but doesn't breathe at all, so look for jackets with pit zips and other means to ventilate.
—Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 22 Feb. 2025
The driver’s seat is heated and ventilated, with a heated steering wheel too.
—James Morris, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Most Crock-Pots are equipped with safety features that allow the device to ventilate itself and prevent pressure from building up inside, even if it's clamped down.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
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Josh Max, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Sil-nylon is 100 percent waterproof but doesn't breathe at all, so look for jackets with pit zips and other means to ventilate.
—Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 22 Feb. 2025
The driver’s seat is heated and ventilated, with a heated steering wheel too.
—James Morris, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Most Crock-Pots are equipped with safety features that allow the device to ventilate itself and prevent pressure from building up inside, even if it's clamped down.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ventilate
Verb
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Yi Ming’s personal resilience and love of light is expressed in the work.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Researchers have also expressed concerns about potential corrosion of storage containers, specifically the copper canisters.—
Marta Abbà,
Wired News,
23 Apr. 2025
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Ben Whishaw, who played Q in Daniel Craig’s last three James Bond movies, voiced Paddington for the third time in Paddington in Peru.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Bolton reportedly takes voice lessons and practices voice therapy with a coach.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
30 Apr. 2025
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While disruptive to e-commerce, the end of de minimis treatment of Chinese goods could give a boost to retailers less reliant on e-commerce or on Chinese manufacturing.—
Helen Reid,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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Haack has also moved on with boyfriend Christopher Larocca, CEO and president of Network Connex, and has been giving her followers a look at their relationship on social media.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
4 May 2025
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This particular horror flick previously aired in Memphis in the second round of the 2022 playoffs.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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With its first season airing in October 2012, RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars has never had a cast that exceeded 13 returning queens.—
Braedon Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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This magma cap traps heat and pressure, but also allows gas to vent, reducing eruption risk.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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This, unsurprisingly, led to some heading online to vent about their frustration.—
Callum Booth,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Ventilate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ventilate. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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