as in expresses
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 Synonyms for ventilates
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Many accomplished players carrying such clauses, however, are open to waiving the power if a team expresses a desire to move on.
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Someone expresses displeasure, raises their voice slightly or applies the soft pressure of sustained silence, and the original position softens, shifts or vanishes entirely.
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Christoph Waltz voices Max, the film director who hires the Minions to act in his films during the 1920s.
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In Season 2, Jay is hopeful that the two can expand their family and voices his desires to do so, but Pamela is hesitant.
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Refine a portfolio piece, build a small prototype, or share a draft with someone who gives honest notes.
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The softened felt gives under his fingers, then holds, each adjustment staying a little longer than the last.
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The nonprofit and the Coastal Commission have drafted a public access management plan that states the land will be open from sunrise to sunset.
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In both states the president of the senate steps in as acting governor if the chief executive isn’t around.
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“Ventilates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ventilates. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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