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Airing

of Air

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Narrower term 3

Circulation 76% connected

The act of moving in a circle, or in a course which brings the moving body to the place where its motion began.

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Extension 76% connected

The act of extending or the state of being extended; a stretching out; enlargement in breadth or continuation of length; increase; augmentation; expa…

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Propagation 76% connected

The act of propagating; continuance or multiplication of the kind by generation or successive production; as, the propagation of animals or plants.

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Excursion 76% connected

A running or going out or forth; an expedition; a sally.

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Expedition 76% connected

The quality of being expedite; efficient promptness; haste; dispatch; speed; quickness; as to carry the mail with expedition.

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Improvement 76% connected

The act of improving; advancement or growth; promotion in desirable qualities; progress toward what is better; melioration; as, the improvement of th…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Jaunt 76% connected

To ramble here and there; to stroll; to make an excursion.

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Junket 76% connected

A cheese cake; a sweetmeat; any delicate food.

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Outing 76% connected

The act of going out; an airing; an excursion; as, a summer outing.

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Transmission 76% connected

The act of transmitting, or the state of being transmitted; as, the transmission of letters, writings, papers, news, and the like, from one country t…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Broadcast 74% connected

A casting or throwing seed in all directions, as from the hand in sowing.

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Broadcast 74% connected

A casting or throwing seed in all directions, as from the hand in sowing.

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Ventilate 74% connected

To open and expose to the free passage of air; to supply with fresh air, and remove impure air from; to air; as, to ventilate a room; to ventilate a…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Ventilate 74% connected

To open and expose to the free passage of air; to supply with fresh air, and remove impure air from; to air; as, to ventilate a room; to ventilate a…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 3

Dissemination 92% connected

The act of disseminating, or the state of being disseminated; diffusion for propagation and permanence; a scattering or spreading abroad, as of ideas…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Spreading 92% connected

of Spread

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Ventilation 92% connected

The act of ventilating, or the state of being ventilated; the art or process of replacing foul air by that which is pure, in any inclosed place, as a…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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