ALVEOLI Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

alveoli

noun

plural of alveolus

as in pockets

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Noun

Rogen, too, has suffered stressful openings – witness the reception to American Pickle, about a Jewish factory worker who crossed the ocean from Europe stuck in a vat.

— Peter Bart, Deadline, 30 July 2026
For Cultured, the Angeleno documented a six-week run of partying in New York, skipping from Manhattan gallery openings and readings to Brooklyn magazine launches.

— Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 30 July 2026

Definition of openings

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Most recently, Playboy celebrated the release of the Playboy summer issue with Cara Delevingne on the cover, driving 5 billion media impressions and nearly 30 million impressions on social media.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 21 July 2026
In many ways, signage is a company's first handshake with the customer—and in business, first impressions still matter.

— Salman Altaf, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of impressions

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Smoke from the #WoodsideFire is expected to continue to flow into the North Bay valleys with the peak transport occurring in the afternoon and evening hours.

— Tim Fang, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Nearly a thousand miles from Tahiti, Fatu Hiva is marked by towering sea cliffs and lush tropical valleys that give way to rolling green hills at the higher, cooler elevations.

— Scott Laird, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2026

Definition of valleys

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Because spills always seem to settle in the most inconvenient spots (like the bottom of your produce drawer), a dishwasher can help reach all the nooks and crannies that are hard to clean by hand.

— Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 July 2026
And the swifts have adapted to live with humans, raising their young in the nooks and crannies of buildings and other structures.

— Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 22 July 2026

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