1
as in unleashing
to find emotional release for
vented her anger and then quickly calmed down
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as in voicing
to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion)
vented his opinions freely and loudly at town meetings
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3
as in radiating
to throw or give off
a clothes dryer venting steam
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Recent Examples of venting
What might feel harmless in the moment, like teasing someone, chatting about lunch plans or venting about a frustrating errand, can suddenly reappear in a recap email sent to the whole group.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
At the Australian Open, Broomfield, now an influencer and model, posted a video, venting her frustrations.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
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
In the finale, an upset Will confides in his wife, Haley (Zoë Soul), venting about his dad shutting down the project and his own uncertainty about the future.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Firefighters eventually brought the blaze under control with an exterior attack that involved venting the roof.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2025
The first season had a running gag where Will was constantly venting his anger by knocking over the many scooters littering the sidewalks of Los Angeles; this year, his technological targets are delivery robots.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
At the Australian Open, Broomfield, now an influencer and model, posted a video, venting her frustrations.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
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
In the finale, an upset Will confides in his wife, Haley (Zoë Soul), venting about his dad shutting down the project and his own uncertainty about the future.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Firefighters eventually brought the blaze under control with an exterior attack that involved venting the roof.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2025
The first season had a running gag where Will was constantly venting his anger by knocking over the many scooters littering the sidewalks of Los Angeles; this year, his technological targets are delivery robots.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for venting
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Alexander currently leads Missouri with 69 total points and 60 digs while unleashing 158 total attacks in 2025.—
Brady Shanahan,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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Amplified by rapid technological advances, directly funding patients and unleashing all providers to competition can organically create affordable, flexible, sustainable, and dynamic access that rural Amercians truly need.—
Ge Bai,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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After hundreds of actors, directors and other industry professionals signed a pledge to boycott Israeli film institutions, Paramount is voicing its dissent.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
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But the relations have deteriorated significantly since the start of the war in Gaza, with Israeli officials voicing growing anger at Qatar, accusing the government of harboring Hamas and not putting enough pressure on it to agree to a ceasefire.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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Lights appeared up ahead, radiating energy like celestial bodies.—
Manuel Muñoz,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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Instead of sound radiating out at all angles, the sound is redirected by solid glass upwards to initially dissipate vertically instead of horizontally.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The agency announced the reward on Thursday shortly after releasing two images of the person of interest in the investigation.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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The search for Kirk’s assassin entered its third day Friday, with officials releasing new still photos of the person of interest, along with video of the person fleeing the scene after the shooting.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
12 Sep. 2025
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The excitement for this Irish edition has been building among franchise enthusiasts worldwide, with host Siobhán McSweeney expressing her enthusiasm for the uniquely Irish approach to the game.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
14 Sep. 2025
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The company also issued a statement to CyberGuy expressing condolences to Kirk's family.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Jenkins, a former Brevard County school board member and speech pathologist, released a launch video casting herself as a fighter for working families, drawing on her own experience working multiple jobs to make ends meet.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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Laura Lee Yourex, 62, of Costa Mesa, was charged with five felonies, including perjury, procuring or offering a false or forged document to be filed, casting a ballot when not entitled to vote and registering a non-existent person to vote.—
Riley Hoffman,
ABC News,
10 Sep. 2025
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The club fees paid by growers go to marketing investments used for websites, TikToks, and ads, giving it wider appeal.—
Mark Dent,
HubSpot,
12 Sep. 2025
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As the overall matter heads towards its March 9, 2026 trial date start, Judge Liman will have the final word – for now – on bringing Swift on board and giving Baldoni and his Wayfarer co-founders more time for their own depositions.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
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According to Thurston’s research, the month after a Pittsburgh plant stopped emitting fossil fuels, emergency hospital visits for pediatric asthma dropped by 41%—and continued declining after that.—
Matt Fuchs,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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As a result, encouraging electric vehicle adoption is even better for the climate than many people expected because EV charging can actually cause lower-emitting power plants to be built.—
Jeremy J. Michalek,
The Conversation,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Venting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/venting. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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