Thesaurus results for AIRWAY

airway

noun

Definition of airway

as in artery

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Recent Examples of airway Both receptors are common on human airway cells High levels of stimulation are detrimental, the researchers wrote, whereas moderate levels indicating small amounts of time spent in cowsheds seemed to be beneficial. — Baltimore Sun, Boston Herald, 9 Aug. 2026 Potential causes include drowning, strangulation, asthma and foreign objects blocking an airway. — Adam England, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026 The most common form, obstructive sleep apnea, happens when muscles in the back of the throat relax and block the airway. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026 The standard treatment remains the CPAP machine, which pushes a steady stream of air through a mask to keep the airway open. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for airway

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Doctors determined that a vertebral artery dissection caused the stroke, according to WBNS.

— Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
These toxins also contribute to the buildup of plaque inside arteries.

— Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of artery

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This arrangement, Brughmans said, illustrates one of the ways in which ancient Roman passageways have survived, with contemporary, larger paved roads running roughly along the old path.

— Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
Begin at the Grand Bazaar, where more than 4,000 shops are packed in a labyrinth of vaulted passageways that have bustled with traders for over 500 years.

— Vicki Power, TheWeek, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of passageway

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According to the investigation, the shooting began as a road-rage dispute between the garbage truck driver, who was performing his normal route, and occupants of a white box truck that was blocking the roadway, the release stated.

— Keily Alfonzo, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
The city has a $66 million funding gap to address problems with its 8,600 miles of streets and roadways, according to a report from city staff.

— Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of roadway

Noun

On Thursday, demonstrators, mostly women, in the Ekurhuleni district where the bodies were found, marched in the streets, donning black.

— Rael Ombuor The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
AmaWaterways brings guests front row to an exclusive jazz performance in the streets here, where the acoustics haven’t changed in 400 years.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of street

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The Floriston Fire near Truckee reached 75% containment Monday morning with no additional growth expected, according to authorities, but westbound Interstate 80 remained restricted as firefighters continued working along the highway.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026
The order directs the Department of Water Resources to stage flood-fighting supplies such as sandbags and pumps, while Caltrans prepares traffic-control and snow-removal equipment along vulnerable highways.

— Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of highway

Noun

Sophia Wilson tallied a goal and two assists in her 100th NWSL regular-season appearance, leading the Thorns (12-7-6) to a decisive road win over Orlando that snapped a three-match winless streak.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
Isolated outback station From the air, Oak Park Station is a dot on a vast, mostly barren landscape scattered with trees, low-lying vegetation and long lines of roads and fences,around 150 miles north of Adelaide.

— Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of road

Noun

Comella paid his fare at Canal Street — the driver would go no farther — and walked south on west Broadway, a thoroughfare of million-dollar lofts, to a point three blocks from the Trade Center.

— Peter Wilkinson, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
On the busy thoroughfare of Rosecrans Avenue, offices are seeing an influx of white-collar service firms full of lawyers, accountants and bankers.

— Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of thoroughfare

Noun

Nitta said the Emergence experiment is the first to shed light on how AI agents collude to bypass guardrails and break confinement, as OpenAI has yet to release all of its findings from the Hugging Face incident.

— Jake Angelo, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Caitlin Looby Wisconsin's DNR has ordered Enbridge to halt work on a temporary bypass for its Line 5 pipeline.

— Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2026

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