as in highway
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
there's an accident on the main artery into town, so I'll be late
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Recent Examples of artery
At the time, the operation required incisions in both legs and the abdomen to open up the whole artery, and 50% of cases resulted in amputation or death.
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Jeff Suess, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Feb. 2026
Served with French bread to soak up all that artery-clogging goodness.
—Torrey Hart, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Lastly, research suggests high-dose calcium supplements—doses over 1,000 milligrams a day—can increase the risks of plaque buildup in your arteries and heart attack, Zumpano said.
—Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 30 Jan. 2026
Nudy also noted that calcium accumulation in the arteries can be measured through computerized tomography scans (CT scans), but that some doctors and patients may decline this option because of radiation exposure and cost.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 30 Jan. 2026
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Jeff Suess, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Feb. 2026
Served with French bread to soak up all that artery-clogging goodness.
—Torrey Hart, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Lastly, research suggests high-dose calcium supplements—doses over 1,000 milligrams a day—can increase the risks of plaque buildup in your arteries and heart attack, Zumpano said.
—Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 30 Jan. 2026
Nudy also noted that calcium accumulation in the arteries can be measured through computerized tomography scans (CT scans), but that some doctors and patients may decline this option because of radiation exposure and cost.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for artery
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Lamont, who tried unsuccessfully to convince legislators in 2019 and 2020 to approve electronic tolling on state highways, warned in November that Connecticut might need to curb borrowing for highway, bridge and rail repairs.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
5 Feb. 2026
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Many of those original roads have faded away, swallowed by high-speed highways or erased by suburban expansion.—
Josh Jackson,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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Bass announced a new clean streets initiative to ‘accelerate beautification’ of major thoroughfares throughout the city.—
Noah Goldberg,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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The proposal for 1000 Silas Deane Highway in Wethersfield is the latest in a string of plans to convert the sprawling, 100,000-square-foot building for a use that reflects the town’s vision for creating more storefronts, restaurants and shops along a major thoroughfare in town.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
3 Feb. 2026
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Surrounded by vast desert, the long and windy road that leads to Nancy Guthrie’s home in the Catalina Foothills is dotted with prickly cacti and attractive houses.—
Amanda Musa,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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This combination of road salt and brine helps to prevent the snow and ice from bonding to the pavement, keeping roads from getting too slick and causing car accidents.—
Molly Burford,
Southern Living,
3 Feb. 2026
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One driver learned the hard way that even a freeway that's been plowed can still have icy, slick spots to cause out-of-control spins.—
J.D. Miles,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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International artists from Amsterdam, Nepal and Australia paint alongside locals, transforming concrete facades into an open-air gallery visible from the freeway.—
Audrey T. Williams,
Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2026
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An app on her phone showed the brothers’ locations in the same place — down to the cross street — as the reported shooting.—
Sophia Peyser,
CNN Money,
2 Feb. 2026
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To celebrate the event, the pair took part in a cutting demonstration in the middle of the street.—
Glamour,
Glamour,
1 Feb. 2026
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Rarely, salmonella can result in more serious ailments, including arterial infections, endocarditis, arthritis, muscle pain, eye irritation, and urinary tract symptoms.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
6 Jan. 2026
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The budding link between breast arterial calcification, also called vascular calcification, and heart disease is just that.—
Lindsey Leake,
NBC news,
3 Jan. 2026
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In logistics, agentic RAG can analyze shipment delays and automatically reschedule routes.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
3 Feb. 2026
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San Francisco coach Kyle Shanahan called a play-action pass from under center with a deep route to occupy the safeties and an in-breaking route through the intermediate area of the field.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Homicide data from the Illinois State Police, which patrols the city’s expressways, also is not included here.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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Mareno’s motorcycle then spun across three lanes, striking an unoccupied 2017 Infinite Q50 stopped on the shoulder of the expressway, cops said.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Artery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/artery. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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