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Recent Examples of alveolar
Doctors diagnosed Anderson with stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare soft tissue cancer, in 2018.
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Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2024
Inside our lungs, white blood cells called alveolar macrophages work to keep the airways clean by engulfing and digesting debris, including dust and dead cells.
—Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 10 Mar. 2015
Some of the most common causes include lung damage from congestive heart failure, diffuse alveolar hemorrhage, interstitial lung diseases, lung cancer, and viral pneumonia.49
Congestive Heart Failure
Heart failure occurs if your heart is unable to pump blood throughout your body efficiently.
—Leah Groth, Health, 30 Mar. 2024
She was diagnosed with Stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare soft tissue cancer.
—Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 17 Nov. 2023
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Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2024
Inside our lungs, white blood cells called alveolar macrophages work to keep the airways clean by engulfing and digesting debris, including dust and dead cells.
—Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 10 Mar. 2015
Some of the most common causes include lung damage from congestive heart failure, diffuse alveolar hemorrhage, interstitial lung diseases, lung cancer, and viral pneumonia.49
Congestive Heart Failure
Heart failure occurs if your heart is unable to pump blood throughout your body efficiently.
—Leah Groth, Health, 30 Mar. 2024
She was diagnosed with Stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare soft tissue cancer.
—Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 17 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alveolar
Adjective
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In the summer of 2020, amid the Covid-19 pandemic, both Arsenal and Liverpool had the strange mischance to lift silverware in empty stadia: Liverpool were crowned Premier League champions in an Anfield devoid of fans, while Arsenal won the FA Cup final in a cavernous, echoing Wembley Stadium.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
10 May 2025
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The space, not as cavernous as the 7,600-square-foot Animae a couple miles away, is not conversation-friendly, and the just-a-smidge-too-loud music doesn’t help.—
Michael James Rocha,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2025
Adjective
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But despite the financial success, something felt hollow.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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To do so would mean admitting that his promise of absolute victory is hollow.—
Gershom Gorenberg,
The Atlantic,
9 May 2025
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With a 5,000-seat auditorium and a concave roof referencing the curve of Asante royal stools, it was intended to be much more than just a cathedral.—
Francis Kokoroko,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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One side of the chest piece is flat and called the diaphragm, and the other is concave and called the bell.4 The flat or diaphragm side of the chest piece is usually used to listen to heart sounds.—
Patty Weasler, RN, BSN,
Verywell Health,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Alveolar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alveolar. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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