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Recent Examples of nasal
Measles is spread through contact with infected nasal or throat secretions, or by breathing in the virus after it's coughed, sneezed or sent into the air by an infected person, according to WHO.
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USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
Typically, medications like antihistamines and nasal corticosteroids can alleviate symptoms for those with hay fever, Bassett explained.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Apr. 2025
Children often first show signs of malaise and a fever, followed later by reddish, irritated eyes, a cough and a stuffy nose as the mucus membranes and nasal passages become inflamed.
—Emily Baumgaertner Nunn, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Signs of avian flu include sneezing, nasal discharge, diarrhea, lethargy, reduced appetite, swelling, or sudden death.
—Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Mar. 2025
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USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
Typically, medications like antihistamines and nasal corticosteroids can alleviate symptoms for those with hay fever, Bassett explained.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Apr. 2025
Children often first show signs of malaise and a fever, followed later by reddish, irritated eyes, a cough and a stuffy nose as the mucus membranes and nasal passages become inflamed.
—Emily Baumgaertner Nunn, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Signs of avian flu include sneezing, nasal discharge, diarrhea, lethargy, reduced appetite, swelling, or sudden death.
—Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nasal
Adjective
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Leaders outside academia would be wise to consider Harvard's clear and strident response closely.—
Dan Pontefract,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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The Biden White House was strident in its condemnation of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, and was the single-most important country for Kyiv's supply of military aid.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Apr. 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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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 two-story space offers a piercing and welding studio, as well as free engravings.—
Violet Goldstone,
WWD,
2 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
Adjective
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The water pressure then causes the vehicle to rise and slide on a thin layer of water between the tires and the road, making the driver lose control.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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Ibrahim had black hair and looked thin from malnutrition.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Nasal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nasal. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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