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
Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 11 May 2026
His goodbye with Jimmy goes poorly, turning into a heated argument where Jimmy vents his frustration and hurt, feeling shut out and unappreciated by Paul.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Apr. 2026
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
Verb
Back at home, Valerie vents to Mark about the tough position she’s been put in.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 11 May 2026
His goodbye with Jimmy goes poorly, turning into a heated argument where Jimmy vents his frustration and hurt, feeling shut out and unappreciated by Paul.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Apr. 2026
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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Among the various aspects of the movie that its English title refers to, not least is the unhinged rampage Lina unleashes at a couple of schoolgirls, a gringa loca on the razor’s edge.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2026
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Bernthal snaps and unleashes Castle’s anguish in a powerful scene at his family’s gravesite.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
13 May 2026
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MacFarlane voices Stewie and will executive-produce for Fuzzy Door.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
11 May 2026
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Seth Rogen voices Napoleon, the nastiest pig who becomes the farm’s scary dictator.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Pain radiates up her back after sitting for too long.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
10 May 2026
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Inner peace radiates from you as the sun harmonizes with Jupiter.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
10 May 2026
Noun
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Residents told local outlets the issue has gotten worse in the past few weeks, and that their attempts to reach out to Waymo to explain why the vehicles keep showing up initially went unanswered.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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The column got mostly positive reactions — well, except from media outlets that are cheering on our descent into authoritarianism.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
15 May 2026
Verb
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When the imbalance becomes strong enough, the cloud releases energy in a rapid electrical discharge, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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The idea works because copper releases small amounts of ions into the water.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
12 May 2026
Verb
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Victoria Frenner, who is a therapist, expresses skepticism about the book’s punchy tone.—
Maddie Connors,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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Bryl has built a beauty career over the past four decades based on accuracy, discretion, and the belief that beauty, at its best, expresses presence rather than perfection.—
Jordan French,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
Verb
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The finding casts doubt on previous studies that used these tools without accounting for intelligence and suggests depression screening in doctor’s offices may be flawed.—
Simon Makin,
Scientific American,
14 May 2026
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His new film casts Niels Schneider as a man nearing 40, who keeps his life and his pursuits as a photographer to himself.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
Noun
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And the observations, questions, and assertions in our articles are varying degrees of surprising, insightful, and amusing.—
Vulture Editors,
Vulture,
12 May 2026
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Sharper than Hubble Researchers compared the new data with earlier observations from the Hubble Space Telescope.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
12 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Vents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vents. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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