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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Recent Examples of ventilate
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ventilate
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For some horror-thriller heads, the moment might recall a similar sentiment expressed in the original Speak No Evil, Christian Tafdrup’s 2022 film about a family who gets tortured, and ultimately killed, by a sociopath who takes advantage of their middle-class politeness.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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On Saturday, Elvira Monk expressed relief at the prospect of arrests in her brother’s death.Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Musical artists Taylor Swift, Eminem, Beyoncé, Bad Bunny, Ricky Martin and Bruce Springsteen have all voiced their support.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Despite the twists and turns, voters have voiced a consistent priority: the economy matters most.Max Zahn, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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The abuse victims’ attorneys, however, suggested that not funding the trust immediately would short-change people who had already been victimized by the church, given how the value of that trust could erode with time and inflation.Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Two days after the nation’s voters gave Donald Trump another term as president, Gov. Gavin Newsom staged a publicity stunt to position California — and presumably himself — as the epicenter of resistance.Dan Walters, Orange County Register, 9 Nov. 2024
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As the race entered its final week, Democrats aired fears Trump would again contest the election, and unleash his supporters yet again in some sort of violent power grab.Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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The election special aired live only on the East Coast.Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024
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Voters vented their frustrations with living costs last week in returning President-elect Donald Trump to the White House and Republicans to control in the Senate.Rob Wile, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Several Democratic lawmakers vented to Axios that the fracas has drawn attention from their party's closing message and illustrates why Biden has largely been sidelined from the campaign trail.Andrew Solender, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Ventilate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ventilate. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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