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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3
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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Lucie’s collision with Darnay and Carton unleashes a powerful and complex love triangle.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
24 Mar. 2026
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Oreade, the fine dining restaurant, is where Chef Riccardo Bacciottini unleashes his creativity and technical prowess, using local ingredients (many plucked right from the hotel’s gardens) to make sublime dishes like tomato tartare with basil and miso or artichokes confited with pepper sauce.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Ryan Reynolds voices Pony while Jason Momoa voices Bear in the story of two fugitive animals.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2026
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Keegan-Michael Key, who voices Toad, also showed up fully in character.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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His playing radiates warmth and emotion, capable of moving listeners to tears or filling a room with heartfelt passion.—
Heide Janssen,
Oc Register,
15 Mar. 2026
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Among the most notable is Teatro del Bíobío, a performing arts venue in the city of Concepción that, by night, radiates warm light through a semi-translucent facade like a paper lantern.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Some outlets still project him as a late first-round selection.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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On this week’s episode of Talking Central Florida, Donovan Myrie from WKMG News 6 and Joe Mario Pedersen from Central Florida Public Media discuss their outlets’ reporting on some of the state’s most pressing healthcare issues, including how the nationwide measles outbreak is impacting Florida.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Homecoming through death, which, once the card is dealt, releases me from my placelessness .—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
31 Mar. 2026
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This releases chlorine atoms — like a microscopic, demented Pac-Man, a single one can devour more than 100,000 ozone molecules.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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If the rock star is a romantic individual who expresses some inner truth through original music, the idol is an omnicompetent interpreter of material.—
Mitch Therieau,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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Natasha, who has come from Wisconsin, expresses similar sentiments.—
Séamas O'Reilly,
Vulture,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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That 1968 Roman Polanski horror film casts a long shadow over They Will Kill You, which also involves unwitting victims, eccentric neighbors, heinous rituals, and hell’s landlord.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
26 Mar. 2026
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Consumer protection Most coverage framing the New Mexico verdict casts it as a child safety case.—
Carolina Rossini,
The Conversation,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Zhdanov and his team calculated the depth of this possible reservoir by flying a helicopter that was kitted out with electromagnetic equipment over a section of the of the lake and combined these observations with magnetic measurements to study the structure of the reservoir.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
31 Mar. 2026
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Here are my observations on the 52-year-old stadium, which could be left behind in favor of a new location in the near future.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Vents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vents. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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