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Recent Examples of alveolar
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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Through the heavy metal doors ahead is a cavernous interior with high ceilings and industrial fixtures.—
Jessica Chapel,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Feb. 2026
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Bonus points for the cavernous hood and large internal drop pockets.—
Kelly Bastone,
Outside,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The individual beads are large hollow spheres containing okra seeds.—
TRAVIS LOLLER,
Arkansas Online,
16 Feb. 2026
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The individual beads are large hollow spheres containing okra seeds.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Hines and Pidgeon give the woman a choreography, the dramatic toss of the hair, the hips gone concave, the Marlboro rasp in her voice.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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Lightly wet just the concave side of the board and place it on a damp kitchen towel on your countertop.—
Lizzy Briskin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Alveolar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alveolar. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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