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air

noun as in gases forming the atmosphere

noun as in musical tune

verb as in put into the atmosphere; freshen

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The air quality in Portland has become the worst in the world — with Seattle, Los Angeles and Denver also ranking up there with notoriously polluted places like Delhi and Shanghai.

From Axios

She noted that with the ongoing wildfires, there are certain communities who can’t shelter in place or evacuate their neighborhoods to escape the polluted air.

From Fortune

The campaign said the ads will air in local markets in key states with early voting, including North Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Arizona and Pennsylvania.

The original ad starring Boyega, 28, aired last year and was called “The London Gent.”

From Fortune

I watched as towering plumes of smoke billowed from distant hills in all directions and air tankers crisscrossed the skies.

And Air Force assessors are the first to say such imaging never tells the whole story.

Sprawled on chaise lounges with their knees high in the air and their legs spread wide.

Indeed, Lion Air, with 45 percent of the domestic Indonesian airline market, has swallowed the Fernandes formula whole.

There is a larger reason, beyond the airlines themselves, why Lion Air and 61 other Indonesian airlines are on this black list.

The Pentagon said Faal served in the Air Force for seven years, during which time he became a U.S. citizen.

Bells were pealing and tolling in all directions, and the air was filled with the sound of distant shouts and cries.

It is to be remembered, however, that a few of these bacteria may reach the sputum from the upper air-passages.

We had now approached closely to the foot of the mountain-ranges, and their lofty summits were high above us in mid-air.

He stood, with the air of a hero, both arms extended towards the amazed pair of lovers.

Their method of curing the leaves was to air-dry them and then packing them until wanted for use.

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On this page you'll find 196 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to air, such as: atmosphere, breeze, wind, blast, draft, and heavens.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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