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Recent Examples of airway
But the pontiff never required a tracheal tube to keep his airway open.
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Emma Bowman, NPR, 22 Mar. 2025
Asthma is a condition that makes breathing difficult due to swelling and tightening of the airways.
—Carisa Brewster, Verywell Health, 20 Mar. 2025
Those with respiratory illnesses should avoid both warm and cold windy environments to avoid swelling of airways or irritation of lungs, according to the American Lung Association.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Mar. 2025
The mouth is connected directly to the lungs through the trachea, so any kind of aspiration into the lower airway could be linked to an infection.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 14 Mar. 2025
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Emma Bowman, NPR, 22 Mar. 2025
Asthma is a condition that makes breathing difficult due to swelling and tightening of the airways.
—Carisa Brewster, Verywell Health, 20 Mar. 2025
Those with respiratory illnesses should avoid both warm and cold windy environments to avoid swelling of airways or irritation of lungs, according to the American Lung Association.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Mar. 2025
The mouth is connected directly to the lungs through the trachea, so any kind of aspiration into the lower airway could be linked to an infection.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airway
Noun
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Structural heart diseases — including: Coronary artery disease (yes, even in the young), where arteries get blocked.—
Jesse Pines,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Safed Street, once the camp’s main commercial and industrial artery, lined with dozens of workshops and blacksmiths, is littered with rubble.—
Taylor Luck,
The Christian Science Monitor,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Large open passageways to the living room on the right and the home study on the left add to the sense of space visitors experience in the entry hall, as do the first floor’s nine-foot ceilings.—
James Alexander,
Hartford Courant,
30 Mar. 2025
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Additionally, blocking highways, sidewalks or any passageways that are accessible to the public — especially emergency routes—is prohibited, and doing so can lead to felony charges.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 Mar. 2025
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Wildlife crossings that allow animals, snakes, frogs and other species to safely cross roadways have been quite successful around the world.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
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The National Weather Service predicts minimal travel impacts from the departing winter storm Friday, and most major roadways were said to be wet and icy but open to traffic as of Friday morning.—
Max Levy,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2025
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This is not the homeless problem that New Yorkers are most familiar with: people sleeping on subway cars or begging for change on street corners, often struggling with mental illness or addiction.—
Jonah Markowitz,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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As a soft evening rain began to coat the cobblestone streets of Budapest’s Buda Castle District, my husband and I ducked excitedly into Korona Kávéház, a family-run confectionery and cafe, with dessert on the mind.—
Sable Massingill Martinez,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Apr. 2025
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Fires by San Diego highways show there’s a long way to go.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Apr. 2025
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The move to censure follows several comments Goldthorpe made on Facebook after the Senate passed two bills that would force highway districts to prioritize vehicle traffic and ban them from narrowing streets to under 50 feet wide.—
Nick Rosenberger,
Idaho Statesman,
1 Apr. 2025
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The back-bone contusion that prematurely ended his 2024-25 campaign after 30 games stemmed from a fall during a Mar. 19 road win vs. the Minnesota Timberwolves.—
Bobby Krivitsky,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Several local roads, including Silver Canyon Road, Jean Blanc Road, and Laws Poleta Road, are also closed, according to authorities.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Cars are not allowed to stop on the side of the super-speedy thoroughfare for avoidable reasons, such as an empty tank.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
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There’s reliable bus and taxi service to nearby towns, including Chapala and Ajijic and a miles-long paved path along the main thoroughfare for walkers, bikers and joggers.—
Andy Shaw,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2025
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These rental platforms build in sophisticated defenses to avoid detection and bypass filters and security nets, usually leveraging legitimate cloud services.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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But for the gun possession charges subject to the bypass program, prosecutors were approving those in around 90% of cases and generally handling them by phone, said Yvette Loizon, chief of policy at the state’s attorney’s office.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Airway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airway. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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