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on the air

on the air prepositional phrase: synonym of on air.

Prepositional phrase

  1. Synonym of on air.
    • Are we starting? We're starting.
      Looks like it.
      Are we on the air? No one even told me we're on the air.
      We're not on the air.
      We're not on the air, you're sure?
      No.
      Can someone tell us- are we on the air? Someone know?
      Nobody knows.
      Nobody knows. Nobody knows if we're on the air. Anyway, this is...2006 January 3, Penn Jillette, Michael Goudeau, 0:04 from the start, in Penn Radio, number 1
    Synonyms:
    on air

Synonyms of on the air

Forms of on the air

alternative formon-the-air

Questions about on the air

What does on the air mean?
On the air means synonym of on air.
What part of speech is on the air?
On the air is a prepositional phrase.

Words near on the air in the dictionary

  1. on tenters
  2. on terms with
  3. on that note
  4. on that score
  5. on the
  6. on the air
  7. on the alert
  8. on the anvil
  9. on the back burner
  10. on the back foot
  11. on the back of

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