Thesaurus results for AIRWAY

airway

noun

Definition of airway

as in artery

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Recent Examples of airway This happens either because of blockage of your airway (obstructive sleep apnea) or because your brain doesn’t control your breathing as expected (central sleep apnea). — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026 Polidore worked to clear Emmett's airway and began ventilating him. — Caroline Foreback, CBS News, 14 Sep. 2026 This can lead to numerous health problems, including low blood sugar, fragile bones, traumatic injuries, congenital heart, airway and eye problems and even hydrocephalus, where excess fluid puts pressure on their brain. — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026 Anesthesia teams protect the airway, manage hemodynamics, and support the delicate balance required for neuromonitoring. — Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for airway

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Noun

As a result of the alleged stabbing, Byles suffered an injury to her vertebral artery and required surgery after being taken to the hospital in critical condition.

— Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2026
Hundreds of his supporters began gathering on São Paulo's main artery to celebrate the victory.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of artery

Noun

The Broad will not close down during construction, Heyler said, but the third floor will shut down entirely at a certain point late next year as construction crews work to create the passageway from the original building to the expansion.

— Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, a container ship sank in the Strait of Hormuz yesterday as Iran ramps up attacks on commercial vessels in an effort to block crude exports in the passageway.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of passageway

Noun

Video recorded by people inside their cars captured the terrifying moment the aircraft plunged from the sky, before striking near the roadway and exploding.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
These include vehicles stopped in curves, vehicles positioned across multiple lanes, and stationary vehicles sitting at unusual angles, such as those encountered near an earlier roadway incident.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of roadway

Noun

The background street gets wildly warped from distortion, and anything outside of the center suffers some detail loss.

— Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 30 Oct. 2026
Waves of water sloshed onto the streets of South Florida earlier this week, flooding cars and soaking feet.

— Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of street

Noun

Those assurances preceded Machado’s dramatic reappearance Sunday at a Catholic church in Lara state and a journey across northern Venezuela that drew thousands of cheering supporters to highways and city streets.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026
The couple perished in an Oregon highway crash in November 2025.

— Eric Mack , Bill Melugin, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of highway

Noun

Major traffic disruptions are anticipated along key thoroughfares, including Northwest 87th Avenue and Northwest 36th Street.

— Manuel Bojorquez, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026
In the first nine months of 2026, the famed thoroughfare has welcomed 49 million people, impacted by the conflict in the Middle East and the social unrest in France.

— Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of thoroughfare

Noun

The canals and the first phase of Panther Island development can proceed independently of the bypass channel, according to that TRWD document.

— Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Oct. 2026
Frank Darling, another buzzy online engagement ring retailer, takes advantage of something called a bypass shank in the above ring, which implies that the ends of the band curve past the center stone versus generating a straight, uniform loop.

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026

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