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
Coiling is a procedure used to block blood flow to the aneurysm, which is a weakened or bulging artery wall, John Hopkins Medicine explains.
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Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Pecans are an undeniably vital artery of the town’s culture.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025
But behind the buzzwords are ingredients that fuel inflammation, spike blood sugar, and quietly damage your arteries over time.
—Dr. Sanjay Bhojraj, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
With the Israeli government signing off on the first phase of a plan that would end a two-year war in Gaza, the Suez Canal Authority is calling on the container shipping industry to return to the trade artery.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 10 Oct. 2025
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Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Pecans are an undeniably vital artery of the town’s culture.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025
But behind the buzzwords are ingredients that fuel inflammation, spike blood sugar, and quietly damage your arteries over time.
—Dr. Sanjay Bhojraj, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
With the Israeli government signing off on the first phase of a plan that would end a two-year war in Gaza, the Suez Canal Authority is calling on the container shipping industry to return to the trade artery.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for artery
Noun
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Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
18 Oct. 2025
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The project will include a massive new 10-lane bridge over the highway at Interstate 77 exit 36.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
18 Oct. 2025
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Traffic immediately backed up after the closure as motorists lost the main thoroughfare connecting south Orange County to San Diego County, and Caltrans later opened the freeway in the early afternoon, but with traffic breaks.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
19 Oct. 2025
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The busy freeway travels directly through the Camp Pendleton Marine Corps base for nearly 20 miles, with no other major thoroughfares in the region.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
18 Oct. 2025
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His hobbies include reading, listening to music and going on long, winding adventures on his road bike.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Oct. 2025
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Winding roads eventually lead to Hotel Corazón, a former finca — a country estate — growing produce on its cantilevered farmland that has been transformed by two expat artists into a boho chic retreat.—
Emilio Parra Doiztua,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Marines were firing artillery from the coast to inland impact zones on the other side of the freeway.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Oct. 2025
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The freeway was previously closed for the investigation, MSP said in the post.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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Hatton’s funeral took place in Hyde last Friday, with thousands lining the streets and former boxers Tyson Fury, Tony Bellew, Frank Bruno and Amir Khan among those in attendance.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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In Stomp the Yard, Columbus Short stars as DJ Williams, a gifted street dancer who enrolls at a fictional HBCU to start fresh after personal tragedy.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
16 Oct. 2025
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Reading a separate memo from Barbabella, Leavitt said Trump had no symptoms of deep vein thrombosis or arterial disease.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Oct. 2025
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Indeed, the fee is supposed to go towards such things as helping build a new interchange on Highway 50, a major arterial four miles away by the nearest road.—
James Burling,
Oc Register,
25 Sep. 2025
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Desert View Drive, a 25-mile scenic route along Arizona Highway 64, is a low-key wonder that rewards those willing to wander slightly off the park’s busiest paths.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Oct. 2025
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The father and son had allegedly been walking along the path of Les Feixades, which is a popular hiking route that families take daily, when the tragedy occurred, per the outlet.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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On Saturday night over a week ago, a group of protesters blocked a nearby expressway.—
Natasha Korecki,
NBC news,
13 Oct. 2025
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On the morning of Islam’s funeral, the streets of Parkchester, a neighborhood of brick row houses and big-box stores, were blocked off on both sides of the expressway.—
Eric Lach,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Artery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/artery. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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