dead space
noun
: the portion of the respiratory system which is external to the bronchioles and through which air must pass to reach the bronchioles and alveoli
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Installing an overhead shower can help avoid any dead space, making full use of a small shower.
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Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2025
The Dolphins would never willingly take on almost $80 million in dead space, and the team has also not shown any signs of even benching the star quarterback, much less cutting ties with him altogether.
—Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
While sound designer Heath Hays and lighting designer Ellie Humphrys fill these interludes with upbeat music and cool hues, there’s simply too much dead space to keep up the momentum.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, the outdoor plaza, itself — elevated from the street some 30 feet at its south end, like a concrete mesa or pillbox — had essentially become a city block of dead space, each year hosting one giant event, the KC Fiesta Hispana, but little else.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2025
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Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2025
The Dolphins would never willingly take on almost $80 million in dead space, and the team has also not shown any signs of even benching the star quarterback, much less cutting ties with him altogether.
—Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
While sound designer Heath Hays and lighting designer Ellie Humphrys fill these interludes with upbeat music and cool hues, there’s simply too much dead space to keep up the momentum.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, the outdoor plaza, itself — elevated from the street some 30 feet at its south end, like a concrete mesa or pillbox — had essentially become a city block of dead space, each year hosting one giant event, the KC Fiesta Hispana, but little else.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Dead space.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dead%20space. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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