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Recent Examples of nasal
Out in Mount Dora, east of U.S. Highway 441, a strong odor has plagued the nasal passages of area residents for years.
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James Wilkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2025
There are two main categories of OTC drugs often touted by allergists for alleviating allergy symptoms: oral antihistamines and nasal corticosteroids.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 2 Apr. 2025
Some nasal steroid sprays, like Flonase, can be purchased over the counter, while others, like Azelastine, require a prescription.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 28 Apr. 2025
Congestion, nasal swelling, and airway constriction increase with sleep but can also disrupt sleep, leading to a vicious cycle of broken sleep as breathing is interrupted.
—Rachael Zimlich, Bsn, Rn, Verywell Health, 25 Apr. 2025
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James Wilkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2025
There are two main categories of OTC drugs often touted by allergists for alleviating allergy symptoms: oral antihistamines and nasal corticosteroids.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 2 Apr. 2025
Some nasal steroid sprays, like Flonase, can be purchased over the counter, while others, like Azelastine, require a prescription.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 28 Apr. 2025
Congestion, nasal swelling, and airway constriction increase with sleep but can also disrupt sleep, leading to a vicious cycle of broken sleep as breathing is interrupted.
—Rachael Zimlich, Bsn, Rn, Verywell Health, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nasal
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By agreeing that the reaction is a strident possibility, the next step of determining what to do about it is opened.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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Lost on no one was the fact that Koch was in town—a rare visit, really—to accept the 2025 Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty, named in honor of the economist who was pretty strident in his opposition to tariffs.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
2 May 2025
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One spring day in Paris many years ago, my wife, Diana, a most penetrating photographer, capable of seeing like no one else, decided, as an experiment, to walk across the city blindfolded.—
Hisham Matar,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Aug. 2024
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Since the war began in Gaza, more than six months ago, the Israeli magazine +972 has published some of the most penetrating reporting on the Israel Defense Forces’ conduct.—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2024
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What spooks Vara is that A.I. writes what are possibly her essay’s most piercing lines.—
Dwight Garner,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Only Jean-Baptiste could make such a screed so funny, so piercing and so devastating.—
Katie Walsh,
Twin Cities,
10 Jan. 2025
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The Wall, though, will be delightfully old school in a cap tip to the court-hugging, earsplitting, rowdy venues of college basketball’s glory days.—
Bryce MillerColumnist,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2023
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Donald, Mark, Willie, Billy, and Tony — practically everyone in Hollis within shouting distance of 203rd Street was laughing at me at earsplitting volume.—
Stephen A. Smith,
Rolling Stone,
16 Jan. 2023
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The tinny, atmospheric beat escalates the wickedness, like a party that ends with a seance.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
7 Mar. 2025
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The highs were brighter and crisper, but never tinny or sharp; mid-range tones were rich and full, with noticeable heft compared to cheaper headphones that often leave mids sounding watered down.—
Tim Chan,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2024
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The Biden administration lowered prices on 10 widely prescribed drugs, such as the blood thinner Eliquis, which will take effect in 2026.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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Apple touts its 13-inch iPad Pro as the thinnest Apple device at 0.20 inches.—
Iyaz Akhtar,
PC Magazine,
13 May 2025
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“Nasal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nasal. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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