airway

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Recent Examples of airway The report revealed that medical intervention was attempted on Bell with defibrillator pads on his chest, a blood pressure cuff on his arm, an airway in his mouth and IV access. Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025 Sleeping on your stomach can cause strain to the spine and neck, while back sleeping will make snoring worse due to the tongue and jaw position blocking the airway. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025 This action creates strong vibrations and airflow resistance, which likely strengthens the muscles of the upper airway, including the throat and soft palate – areas that often collapse during sleep in people with OSA. New Atlas, 10 Aug. 2025 Miraglia primarily treats children and approaches airway problems from a youth perspective, including larger dental problems, looking at mouth breathing as a problem overall versus just a sleep problem. Nena Farrell, Wired News, 1 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for airway
Recent Examples of Synonyms for airway
Noun
  • For some patients, other tools—like a coronary calcium scan, which can directly show whether there’s silent plaque in the arteries—may be more useful.
    Sarah Garone, Health, 9 Sep. 2025
  • And if all the organic tofu suddenly triggers an irresistible urge to clog your arteries?
    Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The front hall soars dramatically to the top of the second floor while arched passageways lead to the formal living and dining rooms and to the large family room.
    James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 17 Aug. 2025
  • An existing arched opening inspired her to create the bathroom door and the passageway from the entrance to the living room, which passes through a mirrored archway that echoes the arched windows of the living room.
    Nicolas Milon, Architectural Digest, 16 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Flash flooding currents are strong and can sweep drivers off roadways.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Trump maintains the ability to have National Guard troops and federal agencies continue to patrol city streets beyond his federalization of the Metropolitan Police Department.
    Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Cause of crash is being investigated Videos of the accident show the carriage toppled to its side and crashed into a building on the steep and narrow street, with parts of the streetcar crumpled.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The two head down the highway, sitting side-by-side in Muñeco’s massive 18-wheeler.
    Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Of course, other corporations have been down a similarly troubled road in recent years.
    Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The Bobcats went on the road Thursday night and struggled in the second half in a 38-21 loss against Lewisville at Max Goldsmith Stadium.
    Cody Thorn, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Since its opening in mid-June, the experimental project has driven a 25 percent increase in total sales across the West Nanjing Road thoroughfare.
    Denni Hu, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The main thoroughfares, Bridge Street and Castlebar Street, are lined with homegrown shops, cafés, and pubs situated in historic buildings.
    Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Her 48-year-old father, Zach Barton, stayed in the hospital for 11 days and underwent triple bypass surgery.
    Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The authentication bypass allows hackers to create a URL that accesses an emergency access page for Passwordstate.
    Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025

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“Airway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airway. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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