air
noun
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
is airing
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present progressiveof air (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“The Traitors: New Blood,” Cumming’s fifth season as host, is airing Thursdays on NBC, and he’s already filming Season 6, set for early 2027.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
NBC is airing all different qualifiers all throughout the weekend.
From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2024
Kemp rolled out a television ad Tuesday endorsing Pinson that campaign strategist Cody Hall said is airing on Atlanta-area stations.
From Seattle Times ● May 14, 2024
The show, which is airing on ITV after a six-year hiatus, has attracted the biggest audience in over a decade, with 3.8 million viewers tuning in to last week's launch.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2024
“This is airing on all of the newsfeeds right now. The feds just took Sorrento in for questioning. They stormed into IOI headquarters and yanked him right out of his haptic chair!”
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
