1
as in unleashes
to find emotional release for
vented her anger and then quickly calmed down
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2
as in voices
to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion)
vented his opinions freely and loudly at town meetings
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as in radiates
to throw or give off
a clothes dryer venting steam
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Recent Examples of vents
Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2026
At first, Maia vents her frustrations with her attention-seeking friend.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
My mom vents to me, my aunt asks me to intervene, and my grandmother just wants peace.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2026
At first, Maia vents her frustrations with her attention-seeking friend.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vents
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Oreade, the fine dining restaurant, is where Chef Riccardo Bacciottini unleashes his creativity and technical prowess, using local ingredients (many plucked right from the hotel’s gardens) to make sublime dishes like tomato tartare with basil and miso or artichokes confited with pepper sauce.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Mar. 2026
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That pregnancy question is before this really unprofessional moment where Robby unleashes on Mohan.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2026
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When sharing the details of their scuffle with her husband, Conner Leavitt, Whitney’s partner voices a thought that reiterates most of what Mormon Wives season four exudes.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Mar. 2026
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Max Burkholder stars as young John and MacFarlane, once again, voices Ted.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
7 Mar. 2026
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His playing radiates warmth and emotion, capable of moving listeners to tears or filling a room with heartfelt passion.—
Heide Janssen,
Oc Register,
15 Mar. 2026
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Among the most notable is Teatro del Bíobío, a performing arts venue in the city of Concepción that, by night, radiates warm light through a semi-translucent facade like a paper lantern.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
12 Mar. 2026
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Guidelines had barred most outlets from Pentagon The Pentagon had first issued guidance in September that said reporters could lose their press access by attempting to obtain or publish information not authorized for public release.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
21 Mar. 2026
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Delta Connection will operate both of the new routes using Embraer 175 regional jets with up to 76 seats, Wi-Fi and in-seat power outlets.—
Alex Driggars,
Austin American Statesman,
21 Mar. 2026
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Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street.—
Matthew J. Belvedere,Jeff Marks,Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
17 Mar. 2026
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Hill directed, co-wrote and stars in the movie that Apple TV releases April 10.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Mar. 2026
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The approach suits the perspective bandleader Kylie Gaspard expresses across the EP, of someone lost in their head and trying to make sense of the world around them.—
Colin Joyce,
Pitchfork,
18 Mar. 2026
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When the brain leaves survival mode Anxiety is often the first way the body expresses overload.—
Deldhy Nicolás Moya Sánchez,
The Conversation,
16 Mar. 2026
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With the help of Opta’s supercomputer, The Athletic casts an eye over the run-in.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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This awkwardly hip-thrusting, hip-hop dancing man (who looks most like a yassified version of the NXIVM cult leader Keith Raniere) soon casts a spell over the best friends with his dance moves.—
Chase Hutchinson,
IndieWire,
20 Mar. 2026
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Researchers are excited about gravitational waves because these spacetime ripples constitute an entirely new way to study the universe, independent of the electromagnetic radiation (light) upon which most other astronomical observations rely.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
17 Mar. 2026
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The researchers hope to further study IRAS 05189-2524 with XRISM, as well as collect observations with the forthcoming NewAthena spacecraft, set to be the largest X-ray observatory ever built.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Vents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vents. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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