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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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Nearly the entire musical, which is now being revived at Lincoln Center, therefore unfolds with our hero stuck fast inside one of the earth’s narrow pockets, his dwindling awareness reaching out toward the glittering, subterranean volumes all around him.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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One fan, Richard Jakeman, reaches into his pocket and produces a handful of old tickets.—
Rob Tanner,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But today, the most important political cleft is not the fading distinction between right and left, but the rising conflict between liberal and illiberal, democratic and autocratic.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
28 Mar. 2025
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Many birth defects are treatable; orofacial clefts and some heart defects, for example, can be corrected with surgery.—
Almut Winterstein,
The Conversation,
30 Jan. 2025
Noun
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At every light switch, power socket, and on the road, an unstoppable revolution is already underway.—
Umair Irfan,
Vox,
21 Apr. 2025
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The guy led the National League with 42 home runs in 2021 with a shoulder that popped out of its socket no less than five times from spring training to the end of the season.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2025
Noun
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What is the standard number of dimples on a golf ball?—
BestReviews,
The Mercury News,
13 Mar. 2025
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Without dimples, golf balls wouldn’t go nearly as far, as the effectiveness of air circulation would be diminished.—
BestReviews,
The Mercury News,
13 Mar. 2025
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The scientists, led by fossil track specialist Conner Bennett, used advanced 3D imaging techniques to identify and analyze four sets of vertebrate trace fossils, including impressions left behind by prehistoric birds, mammals, lizards and invertebrates.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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Chido Obi has made such an impression in fleeting senior cameos that not registering the 17-year-old for the Europa League could be regarded as an oversight.—
Mark Critchley,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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Its website already lists job openings at its Leavenworth facility.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
21 Apr. 2025
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In the early days of Donald Trump’s first presidential campaign, Trump seemed to relish picking a fight with Francis—who was on his way to visit the United States with Biden as his de facto chaperone—suggesting the pontiff was weak and was offering an opening for ISIS to take over the Vatican.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The crater where the city once stood was known as the Malthee Crater, which seems like it might be related to the Maltheen Divide.—
James Grebey,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2025
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Last fall, a team of Harvard researchers published an analysis of the distance between Gaza’s hospitals and the craters from two-thousand-pound M-84 bombs.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2025
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The pot, found in an alcove used as a shelf, was mostly intact with two opposing handles but appeared to be missing its neck and parts of the rim, according to the release.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
23 Apr. 2025
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Incorporating antique finds, greenery, and utilizing your home's quirky features, like alcoves and nooks, are just a few of the ways your home is set apart from the rest on the block.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Alveolus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alveolus. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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