as in expressing
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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Carpenter, 26, began her speech thanking the VMAs and expressing her appreciation to her fans for listening to her music.—
Marina Watts,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025 -
While Schneider was expressing his feelings about the unknown state of Judge’s normally rocket arm, the Yankees seemed weary about answering these kind of inquiries.—
Larry Fleisher,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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After twenty years of voicing a beloved cartoon capybara, a Black actor undergoes vocal surgery to escape the character that defines — and confines — her.—
Kirsten Chuba,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
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Another man was jailed in July for voicing support for the militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah on social media.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
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The European Commission said Google favored its own online display services, giving its ad exchange, AdX, a central role in the adtech supply chain.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Sep. 2025
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The YouTube cameras caught Kelce giving some tough love to Taylor, which involved a small head-butt and loud words.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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Some will feel comfortable stating contrary opinions in front of the rest of the team; some won’t.—
Ellen Whitlock Baker,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The same weekend, King resigned and Dudek, who was at home in his underwear watching MSNBC, got an email stating that the president of the United States had appointed him commissioner.—
Eli Hager,
ProPublica,
8 Sep. 2025
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At the Australian Open, Broomfield, now an influencer and model, posted a video, venting her frustrations.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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The young people who shared these experiences typically were venting their feelings, asking questions or seeking support.—
Laura Schwab Reese,
The Conversation,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Ariana Grande Makes a Last-Minute Entrance Ariana Grande — who was channeling Audrey Hepburn in a black custom Fendi dress covered in white polka-dots — arrived moments before the MTV VMAs started airing live.—
Stacy Lambe,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Some long-running novelas will be made available on Disney+ either next day or within a month of airing on Atresmedia’s free-to-air channels.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Ventilating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ventilating. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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