ventilates

verb

present tense third-person singular of ventilate
as in expresses
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 ventilates It’s filled with a cooling gel that ventilates body heat. — Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 30 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ventilates
  1. expresses
  2. voices
  3. gives
  4. states
Verb
  • Meanwhile, Belinda expresses interest in acting and dance but also doesn’t want to leave the countryside.
    — Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Likewise, when a veteran employee expresses hesitation about a new operational structure, do not label them as resistant to change.
    — Kent Ingle, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of expresses
Verb
  • Vasarhelyi, seemingly a less hands-on presence in this project, voices a few more misgivings, at one stage pointedly asking her husband how many people who have previously been guests at their dinner table are now dead.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Actor Denis Leary voices the restaurant’s creator, Joe Baum, drawn from decades of archival recordings.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of voices
Verb
  • What gives me pause are injuries and the lack of good offensive linemen.
    — Adam Coleman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Check fraud has been around for ages, but modern tech gives fraudsters new and more powerful tools.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of gives
Verb
  • Maintaining voter lists is the responsibility of states, not the federal government, as the Constitution dictates that states control elections.
    — Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Velchik told Talwani that the federal government is offering states the choice to opt into the system.
    — Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of states

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“Ventilates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ventilates. Accessed 9 Sep. 2026.

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