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as in highway
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
I think we should take one of the less congested roads
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Recent Examples of road
In the 1990s, Epstein owned a large Palm Beach mansion just down the road from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate.
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Rebecca Schneid, Time, 14 July 2025
The run is held on a loop course on four-wheel-drive roads, dirt trails and cross-country trails in southern Colorado's San Juan Range.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 14 July 2025
Kerrville City Manager Dalton Rice said most remaining rescues are being attempted at camp sites, but they are isolated because of road damage.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 5 July 2025
According to the stewards, Bearman slowed down before accelerating into the pit entry road at 260 kmph.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 July 2025
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Rebecca Schneid, Time, 14 July 2025
The run is held on a loop course on four-wheel-drive roads, dirt trails and cross-country trails in southern Colorado's San Juan Range.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 14 July 2025
Kerrville City Manager Dalton Rice said most remaining rescues are being attempted at camp sites, but they are isolated because of road damage.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 5 July 2025
According to the stewards, Bearman slowed down before accelerating into the pit entry road at 260 kmph.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for road
Noun
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Videos taken outside the St. Louis Lambert International Airport on Sunday shows travelers waiting in lines extending to the highway.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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There are red arrows drawn on photos of chain link fences and drab village streets, warning me not to go left at the soccer field, but bear right across the highway.—
Rebecca Chace
July 14,
Literary Hub,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Burnham Yard is a brownfield site, and the contamination from decades spent as a railroad repair yard will need to be cleaned up.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
25 July 2025
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Salisbury is preserving the depot and will make additions to help return the building to its railroad focus.—
Damenica Ellis
July 25,
Charlotte Observer,
25 July 2025
Noun
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The Double Log Cabin location was met with concerns from area residents about traffic and safety on surrounding rural and narrow streets such as Gwynn and Smith Roads.—
Andy Humbles,
The Tennessean,
26 July 2025
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Tristen Paige Smith, of Cincinnati, was killed in a July 21 shooting on Autumn Drive, a residential street in the city of over 9,000 residents, officials confirmed.—
Quinlan Bentley,
The Enquirer,
26 July 2025
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Williams, the son of a Welsh railway worker, was, like Dyer, lifted by grammar school and a scholarship to an august university—Cambridge, in his case.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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On top of that, an ongoing railway worker shortage continues to lengthen dwell times for containers waiting at the port.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
14 July 2025
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Two summers ago, when torrential rains pounded Connecticut and caused widespread flooding, water gushed out of the lake beyond the existing dam on its way downstream, the culverts under Route 195 at full capacity, water coming close to flooding the main thoroughfare through campus.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
20 July 2025
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The largest of the lower-level shops (at 5,300 square feet) in the main retail thoroughfare, will offer books, souvenirs, toys, and to-go food and drink.—
Kevin Rozario,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
Noun
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But, before Disneyland opened, Southern California’s biggest freeways didn’t yet reach deep into Orange County.—
Michael Slaten,
Oc Register,
13 July 2025
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That should be enough for spirited riding through town and out on the freeway, given the T/TT's respective 443 lb (201 kg) and 447 lb (203 kg) weight figures.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 July 2025
Noun
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Some compare the terraced ruins to Machu Picchu, but with only a few dozen visitors reaching this architectural marvel every day via trekking routes loving cared for and protected by indigenous communities, the experience of a visit couldn't be further from that at the overrun city of the Incas.—
Carley Rojas Ávila,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Hundreds of species, from as far as South America, commonly stop in Kentucky to find food and rest their wings after traveling for miles along their aerial route.—
Leo Bertucci,
The Courier-Journal,
24 July 2025
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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,
14 July 2025
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From an overhead view, the sight is somewhat jarring — a wide expressway and railroad track dividing the course essentially in half.—
Noah Trister,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2025
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“Road.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/road. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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