1
as in unleashes
to find emotional release for
vented her anger and then quickly calmed down
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2
as in voices
to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion)
vented his opinions freely and loudly at town meetings
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as in radiates
to throw or give off
a clothes dryer venting steam
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Recent Examples of vents
Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2026
At first, Maia vents her frustrations with her attention-seeking friend.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
My mom vents to me, my aunt asks me to intervene, and my grandmother just wants peace.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2026
At first, Maia vents her frustrations with her attention-seeking friend.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vents
Verb
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Now working as a stocker, Ash accidentally unleashes undead ghouls after reading from the Necronomicon, forcing him to take up his chainsaw yet again to save humanity from the Deadites.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Feb. 2026
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Rogers has one of his favorite scenes with Malcolm McDowell, where the Slasher unleashes a gory massacre with his axe during an orgy at the Maryland mansion of a wealthy Satanist (McDowell).—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Although Macfarlane voices Stan and is the biggest name attached to the show, for most of its existence, the series was handled by the other co-creators Mike Barker and Matt Weitzman; Weitzman is still co-showrunner of the series along with Brian Boyle.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
28 Feb. 2026
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Greta Lee voices Lilypad, the tablet at the center of the toys-vs-tech conflict.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Godoy radiates effortless charisma, a kind of uncynical openness that feels both childlike and magnetic.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Red thread radiates from Stalin’s eyes like light from a malevolent sun, while other faces disappear behind horizontal bars of stitching, imprisoned by embroidery.—
Anel Rakhimzhanova,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The current Pentagon press corps comprises mostly conservative outlets that agreed to the policy.—
Michael Kunzelman,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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He’s written for outlets from Men’s Journal to SPY and has a soft spot for alt/indie music, Japanese Breakfast’s discography included.—
Jonathan Zavaleta,
Footwear News,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Her findings demonstrate that commercial logging releases greenhouse gases and stops the natural cycle of regrowth, preventing the forest floor from sharing carbon resources.—
Bethanne Patrick,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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Some can be incinerated, but that releases chemicals and smoke into the atmosphere.—
Devika Rao,
TheWeek,
3 Mar. 2026
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Williams says the same approach can help caregivers respond more compassionately when someone with dementia expresses a mistaken belief, confusing idea, or hallucination.—
Brian Unger,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
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When a user expresses suicidal intent, ChatGPT is supposed to refer users to 988, the suicide and crisis hotline.—
Kaan Ozcan,
NBC news,
3 Mar. 2026
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While some current political debate casts doubt about the value of higher education, research consistently shows that a bachelor’s degree remains one of the strongest predictors of long-term economic mobility.—
Jeremy Haefner,
Denver Post,
4 Mar. 2026
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The ceremony’s cancellation, coming just weeks before the Academy Awards, casts a shadow over the upcoming contraction negotiations between the WGA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which represents the studios and streamers.—
Stacy Perman,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2026
Noun
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When both of these high-resolution, deep observations are combined (see the overlap), clear evidence appears for that grouping, with what appears to be four globular clusters all found together in a tiny region of space.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
3 Mar. 2026
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The most agonizing and gripping sections of the book for me are the poet’s raw observations about where selflessness can lead you (as in Kimon’s exploitation by his culture, and younger writers) and how self-interest can be a kind of armor.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Vents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vents. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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