How to Use recirculation in a Sentence

recirculation

noun
  • Try this easy clean bathroom hack for your toilet brush to prevent the buildup and recirculation of germs.
    Andrea Crowley, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2022
  • The problem is with the exhaust-gas recirculation (EGR) cooler, which could crack and result in a fire.
    Colin Beresford, Car and Driver, 30 Nov. 2020
  • The plane had been grounded for three hours for repairs and the air-recirculation system had been turned off, so everyone was forced to breathe the same air.
    Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2021
  • In the car, remember to use the air recirculation button to avoid pulling in polluted air from outside.
    Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 30 June 2023
  • In what's a first for Hyundai, a tiny little Santa Cruz emblem adorns the buttons for air recirculation and hill descent control.
    Derek Powell, Car and Driver, 10 Aug. 2021
  • More than two decades later, these bits are now ripe for recirculation on social media.
    Jasmine Li, New York Times, 24 July 2023
  • Install a hot water recirculation pump, which creates a loop, so water that has cooled in the pipe between the water heater and the faucet or a showerhead goes back to the water heater rather than flowing down the drain.
    Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2021
  • Sitka and Fairbanks are both using intake of 100% fresh air with no recirculation.
    Annie Berman, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Sep. 2020
  • Keep in Mind The recirculation pump kit must be purchased separately.
    Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 May 2023
  • The exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) valve may stick open, resulting in an unexpected loss of drive power.
    Detroit Free Press, 13 May 2022
  • That Water Needs Upkeep Standing water is a mosquito’s best friend, so even a slight recirculation of the water is beneficial.
    Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine, 19 May 2023
  • If the weather's lousy, drivers can work to keep fresh air coming into the vehicle by disabling air recirculation on their air conditioning controls.
    Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 20 June 2020
  • Another air tip Sanders recommends in extreme heat is to avoid using your car's air recirculation feature, as this just recirculates hot air inside the car.
    Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 22 June 2022
  • On buses, ventilation depends on whether the driver has the vehicle in air-recirculation mode.
    Rachel Gutman, The Atlantic, 20 Apr. 2022
  • What is clear, though, is that the airplane air is healthier due to HEPA filtering and continual recirculation using outside air.
    Ben Baldanza, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2022
  • Some of the highlights of the shelter include indoor/outdoor kennel runs for dogs; a pet grooming room; cat condos; indoor and outdoor meet-and-greet areas for potential adopters; and no recirculation of air in the animal housing rooms.
    Sonia Ramirez, Chron, 3 Nov. 2020
  • Keep doors, windows and fireplace dampers shut and preferably with clean air circulating through air conditioners on the recirculation setting.
    Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 27 June 2023
  • When their recirculation systems are operating, most commercial passenger jets bring in outside air in a top-to-bottom direction about 20 to 30 times per hours.
    Sophie Bushwick, Scientific American, 19 Nov. 2020
  • In April the hospital replaced all faucets and a hot water heater and installed a recirculation pump after the bacteria first was detected in two sinks in the hospital’s administration building.
    From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2021
  • In this case, these units should additionally be set to recirculation mode to ensure exterior air isn't seeping inside.
    Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 8 June 2023
  • Hill also recommends running the air conditioning on a recirculation setting to prevent any outside air coming in.
    Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 7 June 2023
  • The Osma Pro’s novel patent-pending process uses harmonics and recirculation technology to cold-extract the widest possible range of flavors, compounds and aromas.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 11 May 2021
  • Morawska says election officials should maximize airflow at polling places by opening windows or running ventilation systems on high and without recirculation in order to bring in fresh outside air and reduce the risk of airborne spread.
    Jim Daley, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2020
  • Toyota provides dials to control volume, tuning, temperature and fan speed, not to mention buttons for defrost and recirculation.
    Tribune News Service, cleveland, 18 Sep. 2021
  • The new facility will use recirculation aquaculture system technology, or RAS, to rear fish in circular tanks.
    Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Nov. 2020
  • Influenza is a respiratory virus, most likely transmitted at least in part via airborne particles, and airplanes have recirculation, air filtration, and fresh-air injection systems burly enough to purge cabins of smoke if there’s a fire.
    Adam Rogers, Wired, 18 Nov. 2020
  • Attention to dignity and agency, to damage from emotional bombardment and recirculation of images of trauma must continue.
    Peter Van Agtmael, Magazine, 8 Dec. 2020
  • The climate control can automatically switch to recirculation mode if unacceptable levels of airborne contaminants are present.
    Hannah Elliott, Bloomberg.com, 30 Sep. 2020
  • The hydrology plan—including wetland water recirculation, rainwater collection, and land terracing—reverses damage from poor farming practices and extreme weather, leading to less municipal water usage, more wildlife, and a cooler environment.
    Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Prescott: turf to low water use landscape, automatic irrigation controller, high-efficiency toilet and washing machine, commercial urinals, hot water recirculation, rainwater cistern, rain garden.
    The Arizona Republic, 27 May 2023

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