airway

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Recent Examples of airway Keeping an airway open is the first rule of saving a life. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025 These include bronchodilators that relax the airway muscles and anti-inflammatories that reduce inflammation and mucus production. Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025 The fakes, sold both as plush figures and plush keychains, are small enough for a child to fit the doll in their mouth and block their airway. Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 21 Aug. 2025 Knockoffs are small enough for a child to fit the doll in their mouth and block their airway. Devonne Goode, Parents, 21 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for airway
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Noun
  • This type of injury can damage the artery and stretch the nerve.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Michelle Hempstead, 34, of Essex, England, died in a local hospital on July 30, 2024, after her dog bit her upper arm and caught an artery, according to Sky News, the BBC and the Independent.
    Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Traverse the narrow passageways of this haunted schoolhouse to try to escape from its killer faculty.
    Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Backstage passageways behind the Main Street U.S.A. shops are typically opened during the Candlelight performances to ease congestion in the high-traffic area.
    Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Flash flooding currents are strong and can sweep drivers off roadways.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Flash flooding currents are strong and can sweep drivers off roadways.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Based on events and social media posts from recent months, bad blood hasn't been flowing from our side of the street.
    Amanda Hancock, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Customers queuing up for one of Dutch Bros' signature sweet drinks, spilling onto Winton and neighboring streets.
    Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Nearby roads and highways were closed to allow fire crews access to the area.
    Charles Ventura, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Nearby roads and highways were closed to allow fire crews access to the area.
    Charles Ventura, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • There is a road closure on US-69 between NW Platte Road and MO-9.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • How to Get There Visitors arriving by car will find the village conveniently located near major thoroughfares such as I-287 and the Saw Mill River Parkway.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Taylor Swift recounts driving on Nashville thoroughfares during her high school days with a good friend.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Angels were 36-38 this year before Washington missed more than three months, undergoing quadruple bypass surgery.
    Levi Weaver, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Washington underwent a quadruple bypass operation this summer.
    Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 28 Sep. 2025

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“Airway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airway. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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