VENTILATING Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

ventilating

verb

present participle of ventilate

as in expressing

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 ventilating Maintain your tub by rinsing, wiping after use, avoiding bath oils, and ventilating. — Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 29 Sep. 2026 Polidore worked to clear Emmett's airway and began ventilating him. — Caroline Foreback, CBS News, 14 Sep. 2026 Prevent mold’s return by drying and ventilating properly. — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 12 June 2026 Use thin fabric floating row cover — not the thick fabric used in such cover that traps heat for frost protection — to provide protection from the heat and, with its ventilating features, provide a cooling effect. — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 18 Apr. 2026 Combat specific cold-weather challenges by ventilating your bathroom, wiping surfaces daily, and washing towels more frequently. — Katie Cloyd, Martha Stewart, 4 Feb. 2026 During the winter storm, NWS Louisville suggests checking on neighbors and family, properly ventilating emergency heat sources, keeping generators at least 20 feet from houses and taking precautions while shoveling. — Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 Jan. 2026 Oversized Ellume polarized lenses block glare while still ventilating well thanks to airflow channels along the brow. — Joe Jackson, Outside, 18 Nov. 2025 According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the most effective way to improve indoor air quality is by reducing or removing the sources of allergens and ventilating your home with clean outdoor air. — Karen Berger, Verywell Health, 8 Oct. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ventilating

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This is an amazing opportunity to put myself back out there, challenge myself and show how important dance is for expressing yourself.

— Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026
High schoolers are expressing broad grievances over schools that are under-resourced, with dilapidated facilities and insufficient staff, notably in lower-income neighborhoods.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of expressing

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Some members of the Dallas-Fort Worth football community are voicing support for Cedar Hill head coach Nick Ward after Cedar Hill ISD placed him on administrative leave Thursday.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2026
Use Data To Evaluate Ideas One helpful practice is separating the idea from the person voicing it.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of voicing

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By the time Lee’s moved on to thanking his dad for not believing him, thereby giving him something to prove, an embarrassed Frances is making a quick run for the exit.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
On Tuesday, Reuters reported that Riyadh was planning to make FII a hybrid event, giving executives the option to take part remotely.

— Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of giving

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Fencebridge now denies that figure, stating that the comment was made erroneously, and the figure is closer to $24 million — $13 million for ammunition and $11 million for guns.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
Then a link to a brand called mes° appeared underneath her Instagram handle, which leads to a landing page stating that the hair care brand has been biodesigned by Lawrence and Arcaea, the biotech company founded by MIT grad Jasmina Aganovic.

— Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of stating

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Mahomes spent roughly a dozen seconds venting about a topic neither of them want to detail now, before Eric Bieniemy nodded his head.

— Sam McDowell October 16, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026
Kjærvik said calming exercises, social support, group discussion, or other aspects of a retreat are more likely to explain why participants might feel calmer afterward than venting.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of venting

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That includes airing ads that reference Trump on broadcast, cable and streaming nearly 180,000 times, the data shows.

— Jill Colvin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
It’s currently powered by Dick Wolf’s Chicago procedural franchise, where Med, Fire and PD all shoot ahead of airing on NBC.

— Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of airing

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