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Recent Examples of alveolus
Plateau pressure represents the pressure in the alveoli at some particular phase of breathing and is often used as a gauge to determine the maximum pressure that can be applied.
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Ravinder Dahiya, IEEE Spectrum, 29 May 2020
Her primary focus was on hyaline membrane disease, sometimes called respiratory distress syndrome, in which alveoli — tiny air sacs in the lungs — do not properly inflate.
—Matt Schudel, Washington Post, 3 July 2024
More fluid enters the alveolus.
—Avesta Rastan, Discover Magazine, 9 June 2020
But even when a patient is severely ill, some alveoli still function well.
—Olivia Carville, Bloomberg.com, 10 May 2020
This could explain how the alveoli fail to oxygenate the blood without the patient noticing the need to gasp for more air.
—Fox News, 28 Apr. 2020
These millions of alveoli are so soft, so gentle, that a healthy lung has almost no substance.
—oregonlive, 7 Apr. 2020
Ravinder Dahiya, IEEE Spectrum, 29 May 2020
Her primary focus was on hyaline membrane disease, sometimes called respiratory distress syndrome, in which alveoli — tiny air sacs in the lungs — do not properly inflate.
—Matt Schudel, Washington Post, 3 July 2024
More fluid enters the alveolus.
—Avesta Rastan, Discover Magazine, 9 June 2020
But even when a patient is severely ill, some alveoli still function well.
—Olivia Carville, Bloomberg.com, 10 May 2020
This could explain how the alveoli fail to oxygenate the blood without the patient noticing the need to gasp for more air.
—Fox News, 28 Apr. 2020
These millions of alveoli are so soft, so gentle, that a healthy lung has almost no substance.
—oregonlive, 7 Apr. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alveolus
Noun
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On the plus side, peep the hidden waistband pocket that's big enough for a card or a key and won't impede movement.—
Chaunie Brusie,
Parents,
9 July 2025
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The project will provide more than 12,000 pencils, 1,000 boxes of crayons, 2,800 glue sticks, 560 pocket folders, and items for art projects and other subjects.—
Edward McKinnon,
arkansasonline.com,
9 July 2025
Noun
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Plowshare: an agricultural implement for turning soil, for gouging a cleft in the earth.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2025
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The group of four were scaling the Early Winters Spires, jagged peaks split by a cleft that is popular with climbers in the North Cascade Range, about 160 miles northeast of Seattle.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 May 2025
Noun
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Another tenant living upstairs in the same apartment complex with no hot water in her kitchen, electrical sockets that don't work and gaps in her windows.—
Nushrat Rahman,
Freep.com,
3 July 2025
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Is the result of chemicals or electricity, such as from a wire or socket.—
John Tufts,
IndyStar,
3 July 2025
Noun
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Using your fingertips, make small dimples about 1 inch apart in dough, gently stretching and pushing dough toward edges of pan.—
Elizabeth Nelson,
Southern Living,
10 July 2025
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The fossilized rock is covered in dimples from raindrops, hinting at a shower just before the tracks were made—and indicating the amniotes were likely moving on dry land, as some of the paper’s authors write in an article for the Conversation.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
19 May 2025
Noun
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Some design choices, however, amplify the impression of tight quarters.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 July 2025
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Any foot impressions left in the shoes could be used to model the feet of the original wearers.—
Kameryn Griesser,
CNN Money,
12 July 2025
Noun
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Cruz and Caminero each hit 21 long balls and Buxton had 20 in the opening round.—
Ronald Blum,
Chicago Tribune,
15 July 2025
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Jimenez plans to open Fire & Crisp on Aug. 1, with a soft opening for friends and family the week prior.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
14 July 2025
Noun
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On July 5, the low angle of the sun will cast prominent shadows along the eastern rim of the impact crater, while highlighting reflective debris streaks known as ejecta rays that were cast out during its creation some 800 million years ago.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
5 July 2025
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The satellite images released by Maxar show the craters left behind and a new road winding up the mountain where the facility is located.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 July 2025
Noun
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For an extra $1,000, Tune offers the full 57-in-long (145-cm) alcove that's standard on the original M1.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 June 2025
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Range alcoves provide opportunities for style on the inside, too.—
Lauren Bengtson,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 June 2025
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“Alveolus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alveolus. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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