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Recent Examples of alveolar
Some of the most common causes include lung damage from congestive heart failure, diffuse alveolar hemorrhage, interstitial lung diseases, lung cancer, and viral pneumonia.49
Congestive Heart Failure
Heart failure occurs if your heart is unable to pump blood throughout your body efficiently.
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Leah Groth, Health, 30 Mar. 2024
She was diagnosed with Stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare soft tissue cancer.
—Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 17 Nov. 2023
Covid patients can develop scar tissue and permanent changes to the alveolar walls that limit airflow even after the inflammation and fluid of an active infection has cleared.
—Hang Do Thi Duc, New York Times, 31 May 2023
Generally, cells in the lungs called alveolar macrophages will pick up the particulates and clear them out – at reasonable doses.
—Christopher T. Migliaccio, Fortune, 7 June 2023
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Leah Groth, Health, 30 Mar. 2024
She was diagnosed with Stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare soft tissue cancer.
—Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 17 Nov. 2023
Covid patients can develop scar tissue and permanent changes to the alveolar walls that limit airflow even after the inflammation and fluid of an active infection has cleared.
—Hang Do Thi Duc, New York Times, 31 May 2023
Generally, cells in the lungs called alveolar macrophages will pick up the particulates and clear them out – at reasonable doses.
—Christopher T. Migliaccio, Fortune, 7 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alveolar
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Girls trying to learn to negotiate the world, repressive institutions in cavernous spaces and obscurely malevolent authority figures, all suffused in an atmosphere of menace, are her recurring motifs.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
16 Feb. 2025
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Built in the 6th century as the Christian cathedral of Constantinople, the cavernous brick and mortar building was the largest cathedral in the world for nearly 1,000 years.—
Terri Colby,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Feb. 2025
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To start, pick up any waste in your yard that may be attracting birds, such as old tires or hollow fence posts that birds may want to nest in.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Feb. 2025
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The threat posed by Russia is not just hollow scaremongering for countries across Europe.—
Daryna Mayer,
NBC News,
13 Feb. 2025
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With their wide second-position pliés, concave torsos and jutting hips, the eight dancers often appear to be pulled downward and inward; a little shuddering step looks like an attempt to take off from the ground.—
Siobhan Burke,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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Despite sounding contradictory, Eisen’s pieces appear to be very simple, but the minimal creations have complex shapes including concave ones.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
WWD,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Alveolar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alveolar. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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