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Recent Examples of alveolus
These alveoli have blood vessels running through them.
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Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
20 Mar. 2026
The alveoli take in oxygen from inhaled air and exchange it for carbon dioxide, a waste gas that is exhaled.
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Susan Russell,
Verywell Health,
23 Dec. 2025
Her primary focus was on hyaline membrane disease, sometimes called respiratory distress syndrome, in which alveoli — tiny air sacs in the lungs — do not properly inflate.
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Matt Schudel,
Washington Post,
3 July 2024
Plateau pressure represents the pressure in the alveoli at some particular phase of breathing and is often used as a gauge to determine the maximum pressure that can be applied.
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Ravinder Dahiya,
IEEE Spectrum,
29 May 2020
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
20 Mar. 2026
The alveoli take in oxygen from inhaled air and exchange it for carbon dioxide, a waste gas that is exhaled.
—
Susan Russell,
Verywell Health,
23 Dec. 2025
Her primary focus was on hyaline membrane disease, sometimes called respiratory distress syndrome, in which alveoli — tiny air sacs in the lungs — do not properly inflate.
—
Matt Schudel,
Washington Post,
3 July 2024
Plateau pressure represents the pressure in the alveoli at some particular phase of breathing and is often used as a gauge to determine the maximum pressure that can be applied.
—
Ravinder Dahiya,
IEEE Spectrum,
29 May 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alveolus
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My favorite design detail, however, are the back pockets that elevate the look.
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The featherweight body is made from slash-resistant material, with locking compartments and zippered pockets that allow for quick and secure access to your daily essentials.
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From his flat top, cleft chin, starched collar, and tight shirt to the crease in his trousers tucked into black boots.
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Step a few metres and the view morphs: a new cleft, a sudden overhang, a corridor of stone that narrows to a postcard of sky.
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More memory, denser racks, faster deployment The new server promises 50 percent more memory per socket and more GPU memory compared to the previous generation.
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Notably, per its website, HPE recommends charging $600 per CPU socket per year for VM Essentials; Broadcom has controversially shifted vSphere licensing pricing to a per-core basis.
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The dimple in the mattress stretches into a deep depression, one that essentially rips all the way through.
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He's described as being cute, with chin-length dark hair, dimples and a diamond stud in one ear.
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But her main goal was not to do an impression.
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Offensive and defensive lineman Joseph Medina from the class of 2028 has made quite a first impression on Hernandez.
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That changed on Monday, when Cape Verde and its 40-year-old goalkeeper Vozinha became early darlings of the World Cup after holding European champion Spain, one of the tournament favorites, to a scoreless draw in their opening match.
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In the opening minutes, a crunching collision in front of the goal between Belgium’s Romelu Lukaku and Iranian goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand left Beiranvand writhing on the grass for several minutes, holding his face.
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This large crater was created about 50,000 years ago when a meteorite hit the Earth.
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That crater is called Halema'uma'u, and is in fact where the eruptions of this volcano originate.
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This space houses a stone alcove bed, additional sleeping space, a generous kitchen, and a beautiful bathroom of stone and cocciopesto.
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Other highlights include a sunken living room centered around a fireplace, with a bay-windowed alcove that accommodates a grand piano beneath a vintage Murano milk-glass calla lily chandelier.
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“Alveolus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alveolus. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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