alveolar

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Recent Examples of alveolar 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 Inside our lungs, white blood cells called alveolar macrophages work to keep the airways clean by engulfing and digesting debris, including dust and dead cells. Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 10 Mar. 2015 See All Example Sentences for alveolar
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alveolar
Adjective
  • The cavernous convention center served as a temporary shelter for thousands of displaced residents.
    Mandi Wright, Freep.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • This fall, plenty of beloved local and international chefs, plus notable restaurant groups and restaurateurs will be making their mark across Manhattan with new concepts spanning from small date night sushi spots to cavernous, creative Mexican group dining destinations.
    Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • As the fiber is stretched down to about 100 micrometers in diameter, the hollow spaces are pressurized to preserve the structure.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Even after 30 pretty enjoyable hours with the game, Mario Kart World feels pretty hollow to me.
    Mitch Wallace, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The keycaps are made of concave polycarbonate for improved grip and durability.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • The shape of the droplets primarily demonstrate whispering-gallery mode light emission, where the light travels around a concave surface, bouncing along the inside surface.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 July 2025

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“Alveolar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alveolar. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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