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
Premium trims gain ventilated front seats, and the gear selector migrates to the steering column, ostensibly to free up cabin space.
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Josh Max, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Make sure your bathroom is well-ventilated to factor out chemicals, and wear protective gloves to keep your skin safe from chemicals that can cause irritations.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
For example, heated or ventilated seats are nice if the weather in your area varies greatly.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The cabin, meanwhile, retains its excellent 18-way massaging sport seats that are adjustable, heated, and ventilated.
—Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2025
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Josh Max, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Make sure your bathroom is well-ventilated to factor out chemicals, and wear protective gloves to keep your skin safe from chemicals that can cause irritations.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
For example, heated or ventilated seats are nice if the weather in your area varies greatly.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The cabin, meanwhile, retains its excellent 18-way massaging sport seats that are adjustable, heated, and ventilated.
—Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ventilate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ventilate
Verb
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Others have expressed their frustration at how Collinsworth seems to be over-the-top with his accolades for Mahomes.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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Community members expressed their emotions in the aftermath of the shooting.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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At times, McMahon has voiced support for public schools.—
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
8 Oct. 2025
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His Valentino show began with a spoken word reading — Pamela Anderson voicing a 1941 letter by Pier Paolo Pasolini about light enduring through darkness.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
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At AbbVie, 92% of employees give extra effort at work compared to just 59% of employees at a typical European workplace.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
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Processing extras’ job bookings has helped give Everyset a window in to where work is now, as Hollywood grapples with major studios cutting the number of annual big theatrical bets and shortening TV episode orders from the Peak TV days of just a few years ago.—
Erik Hayden,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Oct. 2025
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Kelsea Ballerini also filmed a concert for ACL TV, which airs weekly on PBS nationwide and has featured other musical greats in the past.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
9 Oct. 2025
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SiriusXM’s Triumph Channel 111, where Kelly’s show has aired since 2021, will be rebranded into her own channel.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
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The owner did vent his frustration via a Zoom call with the squad, though, bemoaning their end-of-season slump.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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William permitted himself to vent a little about the absurd entity that called itself the Continental Congress.—
Stacy Schiff,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Ventilate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ventilate. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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