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verb

past tense of air

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Recent Examples of aired
Verb
The episode, which first aired in February 1973, centers around the character of Marcia Brady, who gets hit in the face by a football and is dumped by her boyfriend. Lori A Bashian Fox News, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025 Lopez first teased her return as host of the AMAs last fall on the American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special, which also aired on CBS. Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2025 Some of this is maybe better talked about after the finale has aired. Katie Campione, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2025 The show's finale and reunion aired on March 6. Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025 The show aired in January or February each year from 1974 through 2003, and then in October or November each year from 2003 to 2022. Paul Grein, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2025 The AMAs aired on ABC from 1974 to 2022. Paul Grein, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2025 It’s been 35 years since Twin Peaks first aired on ABC. Ariana Quihuiz, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025 The show aired on Fox Kids and followed a group of teenagers who become rangers to help protect the Earth. Victoria Edel, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aired
Adjective
  • The show falls under the broadcast direct deal Hudson and his producing partner Stalberg signed with Fox in 2023.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Fox is adding another veteran writer and producer to its roster of broadcast direct deals.
    Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Sep. 2024
Verb
  • The 39-year-old also voiced his willingness to sit down with the former NBA MVP to work through their respective issues with one another in a productive manner.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Some handlers said Donkey, although playful like Perry, did not have much else in common with the character voiced by Eddie Murphy.
    Sara Ruberg, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Luke has spent 10 years reporting on Formula 1 for outlets including Autosport, The New York Times and NBC Sports, and is also a published author.
    Luke Smith, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
  • The move is notable because Whitesell is better known as the agent of much of Hollywood’s A-list, including Christian Bale, Idris Elba and Amy Schumer, according to published reports.
    Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 24 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • According to the lawsuit the BOP has unlawfully treated credits earned under FSA as discretionary rather than a mandate clearly stated in the law.
    Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
  • The news agency also quoted medical workers who stated that four bodies had been recovered from the crash so far.
    Pilar Arias, Fox News, 25 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • To do this, Congress gave the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) carte blanche to raise revenue for the USF.
    Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Over the weekend, Hamas gave Qatar and Egypt its agreement to a proposal that resembles an offer made several weeks ago by White House envoy Steve Witkoff.
    Barak Ravid, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025

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“Aired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aired. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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