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View synonyms for airs

airs

/ ɛəz /

plural noun

  1. affected manners intended to impress others (esp in the phrases give oneself airs, put on airs )

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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For all his crowing about his money and showing off, he really didn’t put on airs.

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“We could be a $300-million company by the time this documentary airs.”

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Sunday, November 16, and airs over six consecutive nights on PBS member stations.

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The show’s third season finale airs Nov. 23.

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The BBC airs vast reams of entertainment and sports programming across multiple television and radio stations and online platforms — but it’s the BBC’s news output that is most often under scrutiny.

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