GIVES AIR TO Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

gives air to

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present tense third-person singular of give air to

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to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion) He gave air to his concerns about the proposal.

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puts forth

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Facing the less-than-impressed detectives, Bret puts forth his theory of the Trawler, which he’s largely cribbed from Joan Didion’s writing on Charles Manson.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
Employees Feel Like Different People At Work ‘Severance’ puts forth the debate of identity at home versus identity at work and takes it to the extreme.

— Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

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