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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
The Antelope Slot Canyon Tours bus could be seen on one side of the road across from a totaled sedan on the same side of the road.
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Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 17 May 2025
There are at least some echoes of the ultra-hyper violent God of War, the famed video game series, and that is getting a live-action adaptation on Amazon Prime Video down the road.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
When the original owner of the bookstore needed to move locations down the road, the town residents showed up in droves, creating a human conveyor belt moving the books hand-to-hand down to the new location.
—American Booksellers Association, USA Today, 3 May 2025
According to a police statement, a contractor hired to open a seasonal camp in the town came across the car, which was stuck on a camp road.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 3 May 2025
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Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 17 May 2025
There are at least some echoes of the ultra-hyper violent God of War, the famed video game series, and that is getting a live-action adaptation on Amazon Prime Video down the road.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
When the original owner of the bookstore needed to move locations down the road, the town residents showed up in droves, creating a human conveyor belt moving the books hand-to-hand down to the new location.
—American Booksellers Association, USA Today, 3 May 2025
According to a police statement, a contractor hired to open a seasonal camp in the town came across the car, which was stuck on a camp road.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 3 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for road
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Trains aren’t running, many planes are delayed or canceled and a stretch of highway is closed because of sinkholes that — who knows? — might lead to a better kind of hell.—
Dan Barry,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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Whether along highways or at the entrance of a theme park, lush greenery reinforces Florida’s reputation as a vacation destination.—
Tal Coley,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 May 2025
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The San Diego Association of Governments awarded a $24.6 million contract Friday to Reyes Construction Co. of San Diego for an additional 1.1 miles of secondary railroad track north of Las Pulgas Road on Camp Pendleton.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2025
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Soon, two of the titans of the age and place — Southern Pacific railroad man Collis P. Huntington and L.A. Times owner Harrison Gray Otis — engaged in a Godzilla-versus-King Kong struggle over where to put L.A.’s official port: Santa Monica or San Pedro?—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2025
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Trump arrived by Marine One helicopter as more than 100 protesters at the Trump National Golf Club crowded along the edge of the parking lot along the street.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
26 May 2025
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Stately homes line streets, and small businesses dot the downtown.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
26 May 2025
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Angels Flight announces price hike as iconic L.A. railway becomes latest victim of inflation.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2025
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The Rail Baltica project, designed to link the Baltic capitals with a European-gauge railway from Tallinn to Warsaw, has become all the more important due to the war between Russia and Ukraine, but the delay means that Latvia's share of the project may not be completed before 2035.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
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The two facilities take up a city block along St. Charles Avenue, the thoroughfare famous for its streetcars, Mardi Gras parades and Queen Anne mansions.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
12 Apr. 2025
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Investigation continues The Jet Set is one of the country’s most high-profile venues, close to the busy El Malecón thoroughfare in the heart of Santo Domingo.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The freeways were empty except for the gardeners that were going to work.—
Jason Parham,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2025
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The freeways in and around DFW were chock full of unexpected traffic.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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Read Next Business Charlotte airport adds airline for first direct route from NC to the Middle East May 16, 2025 9:05 AM Still, from Thursday, May 22, through next Tuesday, Charlotte Douglas is anticipating more than 970,000 passenger arrivals and departures, according to the airport.—
Chase Jordan,
Charlotte Observer,
23 May 2025
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Cruise remote trails and rock crawl through iconic routes like one to the hydroelectric power plant at Bridal Veil Falls and Ophir Pass to Alta Lakes and Ghost Town.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
23 May 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,
12 May 2025
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In a popular TikTok video posted April 21, Becky Levin Navarro is seen walking on a sidewalk near Austin’s MoPac expressway after a Waymo ride gone wrong.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Road.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/road. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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