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airs

NOUN
affectation; pretended behavior
Synonyms
STRONG
affectedness arrogance front haughtiness hauteur mannerism ostentation pomposity pose pretense pretension pretentiousness put on show superciliousness
WEAK
false front
Antonyms
STRONG
honesty humility meekness reality truth
WEAK
personality realness truthfulness

Example Sentences

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Reality-show roles don’t automatically mean big social followings any more—even when your season actually airs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Photographers and video crews were stationed outside the street level studio in Rockefeller Plaza where the program airs live each weekday.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

“The Faithful: Women of the Bible” airs at 8 p.m.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

There are no plans for the show to return after the newest season of I Kissed A Girl airs on BBC Three, the BBC statement added.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

She’s worn out and gasping for a cup of tea so would he drop his grand airs, boil the water for the tea and fry some bread before his two small sons starve to death.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt