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.
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Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ventilates
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McCormick said each one expresses a distinct element of Rag & Bone’s design identity, including subtle logo stitching, minimalist dials, signature hardware details and other key design motifs.—
Thomas Waller,
Footwear News,
31 Oct. 2025
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Human skin mainly expresses SAA1 and SAA2 rather than the mouse SAA3, so the same signaling loop still needs to be confirmed in our tissue.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
29 Oct. 2025
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Nobody Wants This cast on RadioAndy, the Bravo personality, 57, told the actress, who voices Anna in the mega-popular Disney franchise, that his 6-year-old son Ben doesn't like one of film's major characters.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Ford then provided a link to a Reagan speech where the late president voices opposition to tariffs.—
Rob Gillies,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement Back at the bookstore, the hilarity gives way to a confrontation that shakes Lee to his core.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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At least setting up for the party gives the crew something else to do besides dressing the women’s wounds and blow-drying their hair.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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In those decisions, the judge ruled that the Constitution states power to regulate federal elections rests with states and Congress—not with the president and executive orders.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Commerce editor Audrey Lee states that of all the pillows she’s tested over the years, this one is the most plush.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Ventilates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ventilates. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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