Synonyms for ventilation
ˌvɛn tlˈeɪ ʃənven·ti·la·tion

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1. ventilation, airingnoun

   the act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air

   Synonyms:
   spreading, respiration, ventilating system, ventilation system, external respiration, dissemination, public discussion, public exposure, airing, breathing

2. ventilation, ventilation system, ventilating systemnoun

   a mechanical system in a building that provides fresh air

   "she was continually adjusting the ventilation"

   Synonyms:
   respiration, ventilating system, ventilation system, external respiration, public discussion, airing, breathing

3. public discussion, ventilationnoun

   free and open discussion of (or debate on) some question of public interest

   "such a proposal deserves thorough public discussion"

   Synonyms:
   airing, ventilating system, ventilation system, external respiration, public discussion, respiration, breathing

4. breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilationnoun

   the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation

   Synonyms:
   internal respiration, respiration, ventilating system, ventilation system, airing, external respiration, public discussion, cellular respiration, breathing

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1. • Bodily Process

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1. ventilationnoun

   Synonyms:
   airing

2. ventilationnoun

   Synonyms:
   examination, scrutiny, discussion

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1. List of paraphrases for "ventilation":

   ventilating, vent, breakdown, aeration, breather, venting, disaggregation, ventilatory, ventilator, vents, fan, break-down

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How to use ventilation in a sentence?

1. Godri Pollitt:

   We want to go a step before that and be able to start thinking about, do we need more infectious control measures in place, do we need less people in this space? Do we need more ventilation? and also thinking about if people are at a potential risk for being infected? If we detect it within the air, there’s a good chance that maybe those people are at risk and should be quarantining.

2. Dominic Raab:

   He remained stable overnight. He's receiving standard oxygen treatment and breathing without any assistance. He has not required any mechanical ventilation or non-invasive respiratory support.

3. Catherine Katzka:

   A lot of housing stock is not built to deal with the heat, our house has few windows that allow for cross ventilation.

4. Monica Gandhi:

   Remember, we were able to open schools safely in many parts of this country even prior to any vaccinations. We know the mitigation procedures that work, and they are masks and, frankly, ventilation.

5. Emma Poole:

   That would be the most logical, at this point … that it was from above, so that is obviously something they would be looking at is someone crawling through the ventilation system.