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Recent Examples of airway
Each ciliated cell in an airway is equipped with 200 to 300 cilia, the presence of which increases the surface area of these cells to, it’s estimated, hundreds of times higher than that of regular cells.
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Paul McClure 03, New Atlas, 3 June 2025
People who breathe through their mouths at night typically have a dysfunction in their airways.
—Alisa Hrustic, Health, 26 May 2025
According to the shelter, Cooper needs to have emergency surgery to open up his airways, which would cost around $11,500 total.
—Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2025
While police attempted to arrest him, the man allegedly grabbed the canine’s snout in an attempt to restrict the dog’s airway, kicked three officers, and bit another, according to the release.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 26 May 2025
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Paul McClure 03, New Atlas, 3 June 2025
People who breathe through their mouths at night typically have a dysfunction in their airways.
—Alisa Hrustic, Health, 26 May 2025
According to the shelter, Cooper needs to have emergency surgery to open up his airways, which would cost around $11,500 total.
—Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2025
While police attempted to arrest him, the man allegedly grabbed the canine’s snout in an attempt to restrict the dog’s airway, kicked three officers, and bit another, according to the release.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 26 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airway
Noun
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As the Suez Canal struggles to get ocean carriers to flock back to the trade artery, the Panama Canal is attracting them in droves.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
5 June 2025
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Over time, excess cholesterol builds up as plaque on the inside of arteries, putting you at higher risk for heart disease.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
Health,
4 June 2025
Noun
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More impressive millwork defines the passageways to the formal dining and living rooms.—
James Alexander,
Hartford Courant,
1 June 2025
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The firm made the home’s chimneys, pane windows, and gabled slate roofs part of the design’s focus — in concert with other homes in the area — but added a twist to the classic style: The residence is three separate spaces connected by glass passageways.—
Shannon Carroll,
Quartz,
7 Apr. 2025
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By midday, the crowd had spilled onto several streets, prompting police to close roadways, as marchers headed toward the Tower Bridge.—
Bethany Wales,
Sacbee.com,
15 June 2025
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DeSantis says protesters on roadways can be run over by drivers.—
Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 June 2025
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Today, most houses on the street are appraised at $1 million or more.—
Hollace Ava Weiner,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 June 2025
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In one video, officers were seen throwing smoke bombs and flash bangs onto the street to get people to disperse, so the authorities could drive away in vans, SUVs and military-style vehicles.—
Greg Wehner , Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2025
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Arriving in Huntsville, visitors are greeted by a towering Saturn V rocket that looms beside the highway like a monolith of American achievement.—
Jordi Lippe-McGraw,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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Mitchell was arrested on charges of operating under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, driving the wrong way on a limited access highway and second-degree reckless endangerment.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
11 June 2025
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These disruptions often result in road closures, traffic spikes and delays across key transit routes, severely affecting delivery schedules.—
Clemente Theotokis,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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One of our Awards testers has plenty of miles under their belt and loved their pair for treadmill runs, road runs, and even sprints.—
Sara Coughlin,
SELF,
9 June 2025
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But that Miami location near the busy LeJeune Road thoroughfare that leads from Miami International Airport five miles away also once made this Sears a popular destination with tourists.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2025
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Lamia is laser-focused on fulfilling her cake-baking duty, but Bibi has made this trip with another purpose, one that divides the two and sets Lamia on a quest through the city’s thoroughfares and backstreets and bustling souk, with its hawkers and their wares.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2025
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This is especially true given increasing reports of two-factor authentication (2FA) bypasses that are increasingly rendering basics forms of 2FA redundant.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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No cause of death has been given, though an official Facebook page for Derringer and his wife had detailed several health issues in recent months, including ankle bypass surgery (which creates a new pathway for blood to get around a blocked artery).—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
27 May 2025
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“Airway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airway. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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