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Recent Examples of alveolus
The alveoli take in oxygen from inhaled air and exchange it for carbon dioxide, a waste gas that is exhaled.
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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
But even when a patient is severely ill, some alveoli still function well.
—Olivia Carville, Bloomberg.com, 10 May 2020
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
But even when a patient is severely ill, some alveoli still function well.
—Olivia Carville, Bloomberg.com, 10 May 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alveolus
Noun
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In the pool table after the doubleheader defeat, several balls were sitting in a corner pocket.—
Ronald Blum,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Sellers still has work to do as a decision-maker from the pocket.—
Nick Baumgardner,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 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 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
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There’s so much blood, her eye has been ripped out of the socket — the best Claire can do is cover up Amy’s face and give her as much laudanum as possible for the pain.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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
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Characteristics like the number, shape, and dimensions of the dimples, the types of materials used in the inner part of the ball, and the number of layers the ball is made of can all affect the trajectory and behavior of the ball in flight after impact by a golf club.—
Zach Schenfisch,
Forbes.com,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Sadiq ended up going 16th to the New York Jets, but my impression is the Panthers would have taken Freeling over him anyway.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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After all, your garage door is one of your home's opportunities to make a first impression.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Axel Sandin-Pellikka Sandin-Pellikka surpassed expectations for this season by making the opening-night roster and playing 68 games.—
Max Bultman,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Its 28-game start matches the expansion 1962 Mets — who lost 120 games — along with 1964 and 1983 for the second-worst in team history behind an 8-20 opening in 1981.—
Ronald Blum,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Videos published on social media showed the aftermath of the explosion, with a deep crater blown in the center of the road.—
Annabella González,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2026
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Curiosity landed in a former lake bed called the Gale crater in 2012, and has been searching for signs of possible past life since.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The six individual bunkbed alcoves, built inside the airline's new fleet of Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, will have a lie-flat bed with a mattress, pillow, sheets, blanket and a seatbelt.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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Here in the 12,000-square-foot Asaya Spa, alcoves with loungers are like small sitting rooms.—
Rebecca Rose,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Alveolus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alveolus. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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