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Recent Examples of alveolus
These alveoli have blood vessels running through them.
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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 20 Mar. 2026
The alveoli take in oxygen from inhaled air and exchange it for carbon dioxide, a waste gas that is exhaled.
—Susan Russell, Verywell Health, 23 Dec. 2025
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
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.
—Ravinder Dahiya, IEEE Spectrum, 29 May 2020
Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 20 Mar. 2026
The alveoli take in oxygen from inhaled air and exchange it for carbon dioxide, a waste gas that is exhaled.
—Susan Russell, Verywell Health, 23 Dec. 2025
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
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.
—Ravinder Dahiya, IEEE Spectrum, 29 May 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alveolus
Noun
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These 100-percent linen pants have practical front panel pockets for holding small essentials, and shoppers praised the tapered design and ankle-length cut that work well on petite frames.—
Destinee Scott,
Travel + Leisure,
18 May 2026
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However, the combination of damage in the pocket and control time on the canvas built up to a near-shutout card.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
Noun
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From his flat top, cleft chin, starched collar, and tight shirt to the crease in his trousers tucked into black boots.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Mar. 2026
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Step a few metres and the view morphs: a new cleft, a sudden overhang, a corridor of stone that narrows to a postcard of sky.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The bullet also splintered into his orbital socket, forehead and torso, reports showed.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
5 May 2026
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The new model can also more accurately perceive the risk of injury to humans in different scenarios, such as a young child sticking something into an electrical socket.—
Scharon Harding,
ArsTechnica,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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His co-star Wunmi Mosaku — a BAFTA winner, an Oscar nominee, one of the finest performers working today — said it plainly on The Kelly Clarkson Show: Stack has dimples and Smoke doesn't, and that isn't makeup.—
Olivia Shalhoup,
Forbes.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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Using your fingertips, make small dimples in dough, gently stretching and pushing toward edges to cover bottom of pan.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Thoughtful touches, like gifting departing guests with delicate shell necklaces, make a lasting impression.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 May 2026
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In his Lipton impression, Ferrell stared down his celebrity guests while asking them intense and pretentious questions.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
Noun
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The match was played at Kidderminster’s tiny Aggborough Stadium and not at West Ham’s sprawling one in London, where the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2012 Summer Olympics had been held.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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The end of the Cold War very nearly coincided with the opening of the internet to the public.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
Noun
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While Perseverance hums along at a feature known as the Jezero crater, about 2,300 miles East the Curiosity rover has been exploring the ancient Gale Crater since 2012.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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The impact left behind a tapered impact crater basin that, at some 1,600 miles wide and five miles deep, is one of the largest in the solar system.—
Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
11 May 2026
Noun
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Step inside the home’s domed walls to discover charm and coziness around every turn, from an alcove sofa to a wood-burning fireplace.—
Angela Tafoya,
Vogue,
18 May 2026
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There’s also a little alcove dining nook and a foyer with room for the kind of grab-and-go storage one would want in that space.—
Katie McDonough,
Curbed,
18 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Alveolus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alveolus. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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