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Recent Examples of airway
Unlike the seasonal influenza viruses, bird flu doesn't attack the cell receptors that predominate in a person's upper airways.
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Will Stone, NPR, 30 Dec. 2024
When sleeping, the muscles in the mouth and throat relax, causing the airways to become blocked.
—Valerie Cacho, Verywell Health, 7 Feb. 2025
Mehra said an underdeveloped jaw could reduce airway size, encourage mouth breathing and disrupt sleep.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
Snoring occurs because the airways in our throat are blocked.
—Celeste Polanco, Essence, 17 Jan. 2025
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Will Stone, NPR, 30 Dec. 2024
When sleeping, the muscles in the mouth and throat relax, causing the airways to become blocked.
—Valerie Cacho, Verywell Health, 7 Feb. 2025
Mehra said an underdeveloped jaw could reduce airway size, encourage mouth breathing and disrupt sleep.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
Snoring occurs because the airways in our throat are blocked.
—Celeste Polanco, Essence, 17 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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The pause in funding has occurred in a pivotal moment for Colorado River region states, as negotiations occur over long-term operational and conservation guidelines for the 1,450-mile artery, which serves about 40 million people in the U.S. and Mexico.—
Sharon Udasin,
The Hill,
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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This position is responsible for professional and highly complex administrative work, control and processing of documents related to large scale programs and projects involving County roadways and related infrastructure.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2025
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The most difficult travel conditions are expected on secondary roadways, including gravel and dirt roads.—
Joe Edwards,
Newsweek,
23 Feb. 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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All roads and detours that started Saturday evening for the Sunday event will reopen by 5 a.m. Monday, March 10.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
7 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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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 13 Mar. 2025.
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