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The carbon-containing alveolar macrophages in COPD patients’ lungs were also larger than macrophages without visible carbon, the study found.
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The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2025
The alveolar bone is the specialized bone in the jaw that surrounds and supports the roots of the teeth.
—New Atlas, 22 June 2025
Meet the fox tapeworm The new study is a retrospective one, in which a group of doctors in Switzerland examined medical records of 334 patients who developed the disease alveolar echinococcosis (AE) over a 50-year span (1973–2022).
—ArsTechnica, 23 Apr. 2025
But in fact these dental alveolar syndesmoses (technical speak for the tiny ligamentous joint between the tooth and jaw socket) move all the time.
—Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 25 Jan. 2025
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The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2025
The alveolar bone is the specialized bone in the jaw that surrounds and supports the roots of the teeth.
—New Atlas, 22 June 2025
Meet the fox tapeworm The new study is a retrospective one, in which a group of doctors in Switzerland examined medical records of 334 patients who developed the disease alveolar echinococcosis (AE) over a 50-year span (1973–2022).
—ArsTechnica, 23 Apr. 2025
But in fact these dental alveolar syndesmoses (technical speak for the tiny ligamentous joint between the tooth and jaw socket) move all the time.
—Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 25 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alveolar
Adjective
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The dizzying standard of Zash’s food continues in the lunch menu, which also rolls out in the cavernous space where the original millstone remains.—
Rosalyn Wikeley,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Jan. 2026
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The church’s cavernous sanctuary was transformed into a political arena, with Savannah’s political establishment filling the front pews and hundreds more packing the sanctuary — some waiting more than an hour for a seat in the church.—
Greg Bluestein,
AJC.com,
9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Nas is no stranger to flex raps, but his blockchain bars have the hollow ring of a timeshare sales pitch.—
Dash Lewis,
Pitchfork,
8 Jan. 2026
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Flesh is an attempt to write richly about a hollow man, in that hollow man’s own impoverished language.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The cello’s top and back are made from flat, concave carbon-fiber panels.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Dec. 2025
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The building uses a concave half-dome, much like an alcove in a canyon wall, to regulate temperature in its workshops and common areas.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
7 Dec. 2025
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“Alveolar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alveolar. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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