air freshener
Americannoun
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Noun Inflected Forms
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
Salazar has worked with a chemist to help sell natural vanilla liqueur, extract and perfume, as well as an artificial vanilla air freshener after requests from customers.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 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
Then I spray the bins with air freshener and put in new bags.
From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins
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