She air-dried her hair instead of using a blow dryer.

Meaning: She let her hair dry naturally rather than using a device that blows hot air.

Choice of Words: Air-dried means to allow something to dry naturally in the air. Instead means in place of or as a substitute for something else. Blow means to force air onto something. Dryer is a device used to dry something.

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She air-dried her hair instead of using a blow dryer.

Meaning: This means that instead of using a blow dryer to dry her hair, she let it dry by itself in the air.

Choice of Words: Air-dried means to let your hair dry naturally by the air, without using a blow dryer or any other tools. Blow dryer is a device that uses hot air to dry hair quickly. Instead of means that she chose to air-dry her hair rather than using a blow dryer.

She let her hair dry naturally without a blow dryer.

Meaning: This means that she didn't use a blow dryer to dry her hair, but instead allowed it to dry by itself in the air.

Choice of Words: Let means to allow something to happen. Dry naturally means to allow something to dry without using any heat or tools. Without means not having or using something. Blow dryer is a device that uses hot air to dry hair quickly.

She chose to air-dry her hair rather than blow-dry it.

Meaning: This means that she preferred to let her hair dry naturally in the air rather than using a blow dryer to dry it quickly.

Choice of Words: Chose means to select one thing over another. Air-dry means to let something dry naturally by the air. Rather than means to prefer one thing over another. Blow-dry means to use a blow dryer to dry something, especially hair.

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