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air-condition

[air-kuhn-dish-uhn] / ˈɛər kənˌdɪʃ ən /


VERB
chill
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Antonyms
STRONGEST


VERB
refrigerate
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"We cannot air-condition our way out of climate change."

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

People die in stifling homes, apartments and trailers they can’t afford to air-condition.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 18, 2023

The CBS News president, David Rhodes, said he didn’t want to bother “spending a lot of money to air-condition a skybox” and instead will apply those resources toward additional reporters on the ground.

From New York Times Aug. 16, 2015

Simply put: It’s more efficient to air-condition homes in Florida than it is to warm the ones in Minnesota. 

From Slate Jul. 8, 2015

I figure I just do it when I get to Miss Leefolt’s, in the air-condition.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

To survive the summer heat, Qatar not only air-conditions its soccer stadiums, but also the outdoors — in markets, along sidewalks, even at outdoor malls so people can window shop with a cool breeze.

From Washington Post Oct. 16, 2019

In summer she air-conditions the house down to 68 degrees, in effect cold-soaking the walls and furnishings, counting on thermal inertia to slow down the time it takes to warm up in the afternoons.

From New York Times Dec. 5, 2014

The franchise fled further and further from coastal cultural centers, shifting from the “Real World” of New York City and Chicago to the air-conditioned enclaves of New Jersey and the suburbs of Washington, D.C.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

MLK Hospital currently treats some patients in large, air-conditioned tents set up on the asphalt outside.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

People flocked to air-conditioned shopping malls or cafes to escape the blistering temperatures, an AFP reporter saw.

From Barron's Aug. 2, 2026

A score gets you “priority placement” for one of the prison system’s roughly 52,000 air-conditioned “cool beds.”

From Slate Jul. 31, 2026

Doc pulled Coal into a room so air-conditioned it was practically freezing.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

Such high temperatures are extremely unusual in many of the areas affected, with many buildings -- even hospitals, schools and care homes -- unequipped with cooling measures such as air-conditioning.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

But homeowners can see much bigger monthly bills during the scorching summer or freezing winter months, when they might run their heating or air-conditioning systems more aggressively.

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

The period included England’s hottest June on record, which also drove increased sales of air-conditioning units and fans.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

A small portable air-conditioning unit using about 1kW for seven hours a night over 30 nights would cost around £54.83 in electricity alone, before buying the unit.

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

We walked inside the building and were blasted with cold air-conditioning.

From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks




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