ALVEOLI Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

alveoli

noun

plural of alveolus

as in pockets

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Noun

With hundreds of new units in the area, there are usually openings.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 29 Sep. 2026
This week brings a bevy of government economic data, including job openings, consumer spending, inflation and the September jobs report.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of openings

Noun

That has paid off with greater total attendance, broadcast viewing hours and social media impressions as well as booming concessions and merchandise sales.

— Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 29 Sep. 2026
During her run, she became known for beloved celebrity impressions and iconic original characters like Candy Sweeney of the Sweeney Sisters.

— Maggie Fremont, Entertainment Weekly, 29 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

Since moving in, each member of the family has found their favorite nooks.

— Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 29 Sep. 2026
For the October 5, 2026, issue, the artist and architect Victoria Tentler-Krylov celebrates the flower district, one of New York’s most magical, verdant nooks.

— Françoise Mouly, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of nooks

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