ALVEOLI Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

alveoli

noun

plural of alveolus

as in pockets

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Noun

There are new openings, such as the Cape Froward National Park in Chile, and landmark anniversaries, like a Beethoven festival in Leipzig, Germany, to mark the 200th anniversary of the composer’s death.

— Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
The Bureau of Labor Statistics expects an average of around 82,000 electrician openings annually through 2035, with employment in the trade growing significantly faster than the overall labor market.

— Shiva Dhawan, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of openings

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What Zuckerberg hasn’t addressed directly, on the podcast or the earnings call, is whether agents will eat into the ad impressions that generate nearly all of Meta’s revenue today.

— Molly A. Wallace, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
These creators’ posts brought the company nearly 12 billion impressions on social media, Disney said.

— Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of impressions

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The quicker melting changes the usual flow of water through valleys and into the lake, compounding the challenges.

— Silvia Console Battilana, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Ohio’s Cuyahoga Valley National Park offers scenic train rides through colorful forests, open meadows, and river valleys, with special excursions during peak fall foliage season.

— Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of valleys

Noun

Step into the workplaces of artists like potter Paul Eshelman and several others in the towns and scenic nooks surrounding Galena.

— Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 14 Oct. 2026
At the offices, Karp steered me briskly past open-plan tables and upholstered nooks, past signage announcing corporate fun.

— Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

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