as in to express
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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The head-up display is nice to have, as are ventilated front seats and a heated rear bench seat.
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Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 11 Sep. 2024
The upper floors of buildings, which were harder to get to, hot, badly ventilated, and cramped, were the least desirable units, not unlike how the top stories of manor houses were where the household staff lived.
—Michael Y. Park, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2024
The shredded core also keeps this pillow ventilated with adequate airflow.
—Ashley Zlatopolsky, Architectural Digest, 15 Aug. 2024
The National Hurricane Center urges people using generators to make sure they are ventilated properly to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning, use caution when using chainsaws and power tools and to drink plenty of water to avoid heat exhaustion.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2024
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Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 11 Sep. 2024
The upper floors of buildings, which were harder to get to, hot, badly ventilated, and cramped, were the least desirable units, not unlike how the top stories of manor houses were where the household staff lived.
—Michael Y. Park, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2024
The shredded core also keeps this pillow ventilated with adequate airflow.
—Ashley Zlatopolsky, Architectural Digest, 15 Aug. 2024
The National Hurricane Center urges people using generators to make sure they are ventilated properly to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning, use caution when using chainsaws and power tools and to drink plenty of water to avoid heat exhaustion.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2024
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“Ventilate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ventilate. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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