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alveoli

noun

plural of alveolus
as in pockets

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  1. openings
  2. impressions
  3. valleys
  4. nooks
Noun
  • Automatic updates can close those openings without forcing you to track every security bulletin yourself.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • No growth in employment opportunities alongside almost-six-figure annual openings does not describe a growing profession.
    — Kellie Lauth, Forbes.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of openings
Noun
  • Airports in Minnesota, Florida and South Carolina left the best impressions on travelers, according to a new JD Power report.
    — Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2026
  • But only the doctors’ impressions came to be regarded as reliable knowledge.
    — Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of impressions
Noun
  • The brain’s surface has ridges and valleys, and CTE tangles are found in the depths of those valleys, called the cortical sulci, and surround blood vessels.
    — Alexandra Pattillo, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2026
  • In places at low to moderate risk of fire, along the edges of flat valleys and lazy hills, growth in the FAIR Plan is ballooning, and it is being used to underwrite new suburban development.
    — Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of valleys
Noun
  • Sade’s apartment, a treasure trove of one-of-a-kind collectibles and vintage furniture in Manhattan’s Lower East Side, is full of cozy nooks—factor in bowls of spaghetti pomodoro, and it’s guaranteed to be a party.
    — Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2026
  • London’s Heathrow Airport has cozy but well-trafficked little nooks along their moving walkways.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of nooks
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“Alveoli.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alveoli. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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