Aired and Changed

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Aired adjective - Open to or abounding in fresh air.

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Changed and aired are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Changed" instead a verb "Aired".

Nearby Word: airing

Changed adjective - Made or become different in nature or form.

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Aired and changed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Aired" instead a verb "Changed".

But less than 2 weeks after the pilot aired, John Hinckley shot President Reagan so the show changed his name to Ralph Hanley for the rest of the season.

Source: Names The Same / Live-Action TV
In the most notorious example, the staff of Piratz Tavern not only changed the name back but went back to the original decor before the episode even aired.

Source: Series / Bar Rescue
In part this is to mirror TV production values, where most shows were still aired in B&W, although this changed soon afterwards.

Source: Film / The Fortune Cookie

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