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Recent Examples of alveolar
Implants require invasive surgery and good combination of implants and alveolar bone.
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 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
Getting a tooth pulled carries a risk of experiencing a dry socket, also known as alveolar osteitis.
—Maxine Lipner, Verywell Health, 19 Oct. 2024
Doctors diagnosed Anderson with stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare soft tissue cancer, in 2018.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2024
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 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
Getting a tooth pulled carries a risk of experiencing a dry socket, also known as alveolar osteitis.
—Maxine Lipner, Verywell Health, 19 Oct. 2024
Doctors diagnosed Anderson with stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare soft tissue cancer, in 2018.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alveolar
Adjective
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Names such as Kopke, Graham’s, Taylor’s, and Sandeman have been here for centuries, the long-standing winemakers aging ruby and tawny ports in cavernous cellars.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
2 Oct. 2025
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As if answering an altar call, congregants in the cavernous auditorium at Prestonwood rose to their feet for an extended ovation.—
Michael Luo,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But in reality, the facility utilizes physical and psychological torture to break the kids down, turning them into hollow shells who will gladly submit themselves to the institute’s leader, Evelyn Wade (Toni Collette).—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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Chad Powers is hollow and unconvincing — especially the hints of Russ’ self-improvement and the inevitable vague flirtations between Chad and Ricky — but what if it’s all supposed to be hollow and unconvincing?—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Sep. 2025
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In particular, the concave deck feels a lot like a skateboard and allows for better board feel and control—enabling Payne to do actual kick-flips on the wave.—
Rob Reed,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The bell and diaphragm devices have a wide, flat side for high frequencies and a smaller, concave side for low frequencies.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Alveolar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alveolar. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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