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air

Definition for air

noun as in gases forming the atmosphere

noun as in distinctive quality or character; style

noun as in musical tune

Strong matches

aria, descant, lay, melody, song, strain, theme

verb as in put into the atmosphere; freshen

verb as in express opinion publicly

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Example Sentences

With his Buddy Holly glasses, scruffy boho beard, floppy hair and turtleneck sweater, Adams — who is called the Big Lad — is lazily charismatic, with the precociously paternal air of a cool, or seemingly cool, assistant professor — he calls Dolours, who in real life was only two years younger, “child.”

"The South African gameplan lends itself to putting the ball in the air a bit more, but there is no better man to have back there."

From BBC

Set aside the preposterous contentions that “government agencies are no different” from corporations, or that mass-eliminating people by SSN would not cripple necessary everyday government functions like air traffic control and emergency relief and weather monitoring, even after screening them for constitutional knowledge or something.

From Slate

Earlier in the month, air pollution in the Pakistani city of Lahore forced officials to temporarily close its primary schools.

From BBC

All primary schools in Delhi will close due to worsening air pollution, officials have announced.

From BBC

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

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