nasal

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Recent Examples of nasal Nose-only masks are generally most effective, but masks that extend over the mouth can benefit those who struggle with nasal breathing. Matt Fuchs, TIME, 21 Nov. 2024 The arid conditions dry out the mucus in your sinuses, which can cause the sinus walls to become swollen or inflamed, while drying out the skin inside the throat and nasal passages. Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Nov. 2024 Jovic, who suffered a nasal fracture in the first quarter of the loss in Detroit, on Thursday was issued a temporary mask. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2024 The decision follows the agency’s scientists’ conclusion that the oral form of the drug is ineffective as a nasal decongestant. Wkrc Staff, Baltimore Sun, 14 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for nasal 
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Adjective
  • Miranda, however, wears a sheath of strident red skin-tight sequins, with a crimson damask coat arranged just so over her shoulders.
    Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2024
  • What attracted people in from the mid-nineties through 2011, when Giant Robot published its final issue, was its mixture of arrogance—the sense that it was made by people with a strident sense of taste—but also curiosity.
    Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • 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, 21 June 2024
  • 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
Adjective
  • The higher strings aren’t quite as piercing but still shine through.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Some of the most piercing instances in Emilia’s journey rely on Audiard’s penchant for indelible imagery.
    Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • 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
  • In Soledar, an old salt mining town, earsplitting explosions crack in every direction.
    Jeffrey Gettleman, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2022
Adjective
  • 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
  • The tinny roar of the crowd and thick cigar smoke siphoned down the brick corridor.
    Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 12 Dec. 2022
Adjective
  • Conventional toy cars used thin, rigid steel axles and rubber tires.
    George Petras, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
  • There’s never been a better long-form tool for exploring complex ideas than these rectangular objects made of thin wood slices (or imaginary bleeps and bloops on a Kindle).
    Vulture Editors, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024

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“Nasal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nasal. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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