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Recent Examples of airway
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) is a device used to treat obstructive sleep apnea by delivering a constant flow of air through a mask to keep the airway open during sleep.
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Maria Sokolina, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Too much irritation can inflame and damage the airway, potentially resulting in breathing issues.
—Matt Fuchs, TIME, 21 Feb. 2025
These dedicated employees also make sure our food is safe to eat, our medications are safe to take, our roads and airways are safe to use, etc.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 6 Feb. 2025
Lavin had also undergone a bronchoscopy in the days before her death, which allows a doctor to examine the airways in the lung.
—Brie Stimson, Fox News, 29 Jan. 2025
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Maria Sokolina, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Too much irritation can inflame and damage the airway, potentially resulting in breathing issues.
—Matt Fuchs, TIME, 21 Feb. 2025
These dedicated employees also make sure our food is safe to eat, our medications are safe to take, our roads and airways are safe to use, etc.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 6 Feb. 2025
Lavin had also undergone a bronchoscopy in the days before her death, which allows a doctor to examine the airways in the lung.
—Brie Stimson, Fox News, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airway
Noun
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Cartel members using automatic weapons blocked main arteries across the city, quickly outgunning soldiers.—
Whitney Eulich,
The Christian Science Monitor,
4 Mar. 2025
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To orient yourself, Woodward Avenue is the central artery of Detroit.—
Sarah Bence,
AFAR Media,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Daniel Petroni Photography Hidden behind a bookcase is a secret passageway that leads to the guest wing.—
Ray Parisi,
CNBC,
7 Feb. 2025
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There were multiple attempts to build the Panama Canal, the vital passageway between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.—
Chris Mueller,
USA TODAY,
20 Jan. 2025
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Emergency crews responded to the scene, and the roadway remains closed as authorities investigate and clear the wreckage.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2025
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Flash flooding currents are strong and can sweep drivers off roadways.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Mar. 2025
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Dressed in colorful costumes, dozens of children, and plenty of adults, representing Krewe de Prank and other local Mardi Gras krewes marched in a Mardi Gras parade Sunday that snaked through the streets of the West Side neighborhood in Kansas City.—
Emily Curiel,
Kansas City Star,
3 Mar. 2025
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The city made two additional calls over that weekend, including one saying some entries fit the description of a crack in the street rather than a pothole.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Mar. 2025
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Several local roads and highways, including the Sunrise Highway, were closed as firefighters battled the blazes.—
Ivan Pereira,
ABC News,
8 Mar. 2025
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Up the narrow state highways, the landscape shifts to farmland, with grazing cattle and tall stalks of green.—
Mariah Tyler,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2025
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His jump into a world tour comes as no surprise — Seavey has been anxious to hit the road.—
Kristen Wisneski,
Billboard,
7 Mar. 2025
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Currently, the road is open daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to protect seal pups and minimize human disturbance, as this is when National Park Service staff is present to monitor the area.—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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As armored tanks drove down the main thoroughfare, scared and teary-eyed residents acknowledged being at a total loss.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
25 Feb. 2025
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Another ordinance gives squirrels the right of way on all public streets, sidewalks and thoroughfares in Olney, and implements a $750 fine for harassing one.—
Michelle Mastro,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Feb. 2025
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As were those with a history of significant heart problems (heart attack, coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, coronary angioplasty or ‘stents’) and/or a family history of premature (before age 40) death from cardiac causes.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 Feb. 2025
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Franciscan Health Crown Point earns national notice Franciscan Health Crown Point has been recognized as being in the top 100 in the nation for medical excellence in major cardiac surgery and coronary bypass surgery by CareChex® Awards by BluCareChex Quantros, a release said.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Airway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airway. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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