artery
noun
, ˈär-trē\
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Synonyms for artery
Synonyms
arterial, avenue, boulevard, carriageway [British], drag, drive, expressway, freeway, high road, highway, pass, pike, road, roadway, route, row, street, thoroughfare, thruway, trace, turnpike, way
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Skip to main content New research shows that vaping just one time can affect your blood vessels and the constriction of the arteries in your heart, brain, and legs. — Matthew Perrone And Matt Ott, USA TODAY, "As e-cigarette era heats up, Philip Morris and Altria talk merger after decade apart," 26 Aug. 2019 Fries cooked in it were melt-in-your-mouth wonderful, Jay Jones writes, until the outcry against this artery-clogging substance sent it packing. — Los Angeles Times, "Escapes: This car-free Maine island is a Wyeth painting come to life," 1 Aug. 2019 Humans experience atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Heart disease is the price of becoming human, UCSD study finds," 22 July 2019 Harris was shot in the left leg, and the bullet severed a major artery, Fowler said during the trial. — The Washington Post, al, "Tennessee teen Dorian Harris shot to death over $2 beer," 16 Aug. 2019 The protests at the airport have been deeply tactical, as the largely leaderless movement strikes at a vital economic artery. — Ezra Cheung, New York Times, "Chaos Grips Hong Kong’s Airport as Police Clash With Protesters," 12 Aug. 2019 The March of Dimes refers to this as a single artery umbilical cord. — Amy Haneline, USA TODAY, "Shawn Johnson and Andrew East reveal pregnancy complications in emotional video," 18 July 2019 China claims nearly the entire South China Sea, a resource-rich artery of global trade that is also claimed in part by five other countries, including the Philippines. — Jake Maxwell Watts, WSJ, "Hit-and-Run Collision in Disputed Waters Tests Philippines’ China Ties," 12 July 2019 The government now controls the main border crossing between Damascus and Amman, a key artery for Syrian exports to Jordan and the oil-rich Gulf states farther south. — Fox News, "Syrian government, rebels clash over recon base near Israel," 16 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'artery.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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