air freshener
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of air freshener
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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Then Google, with a speaker you roast for looking like an air freshener.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
Choosing a prime money-market fund for the extra yield is like choosing a car for the complimentary air freshener.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 5, 2025
He said the incident started when he’d been on a routine patrol and decided to stop Brock after spotting an air freshener dangling from the rearview mirror.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2024
The law was approved after Daunte Wright was pulled over in Minnesota in 2021 for having a dangling air freshener.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 30, 2023
Finally, the house is to be sprayed with the cleaning service’s signature floral-scented air freshener, which will signal to the owners, the moment they return home, that, yes, their house has been “cleaned.”
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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