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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
Getting to high ground on foot may be advised to avoid traffic jams and road closures.
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James Powel, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
On top of the loud, grating sound that ensues, these uneven roads can cause undue stress on your bag’s wheels and axles, shortening their lifespan in the process.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2025
Rainwater tends to gather along the road edges.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2025
There is a road closure at Harris Avenue and I-470 West.
—Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
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James Powel, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
On top of the loud, grating sound that ensues, these uneven roads can cause undue stress on your bag’s wheels and axles, shortening their lifespan in the process.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2025
Rainwater tends to gather along the road edges.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2025
There is a road closure at Harris Avenue and I-470 West.
—Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for road
Noun
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The same goes for the highway—in fact, potential customers would be hard-pressed to find better in this department for the price offered.—
Peter Nelson,
Forbes.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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Along a dirt road off the narrow highway that hugs the northern shore the taro leaves extend like waving hands from the quilt of rectangular pools so shallow that the birds in them stand with their leg joints exposed.—
Matt Negrin,
Rolling Stone,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The railroads are spending right now and building bridges with the push to bring jobs back to America.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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As automobiles and airplanes gained ground, railroad companies remained fixated on maintaining tracks and trains.—
Amiad Solomon,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Mounted officers and sniffer dogs patrolled the streets near Windsor and Eton Central railway station, monitoring arrivals and maintaining security around the historic town.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry
Shane Croucher
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Footage of the protests showed Ecuadorians clashing with police forces in the capital city of Quito on Tuesday as protesters dismantled fences and barriers while police fired tear gas in the streets.—
Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Mounted officers and sniffer dogs patrolled the streets near Windsor and Eton Central railway station, monitoring arrivals and maintaining security around the historic town.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry
Shane Croucher
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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The live deployment runs on DB’s digital railway test field in the Ore Mountains (Erzgebirge), Germany.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Sep. 2025
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Drivers should expect to see alternating lane closures every night for the next couple months as crews complete a paving project on one of Nashville's busiest thoroughfares.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
19 Sep. 2025
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The thoroughfare is also home to Central City Plaza.—
La Risa R. Lynch,
jsonline.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Gà Thượng Hải Between a tangle of freeway overpasses, next to a gas station, is one of the few Vietnamese restaurants in Houston specializing in poultry.—
Bao Ong,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Sep. 2025
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Across the freeway at McClain’s Longhorn RV in the Sanger/Denton North KOA campground, several RVs overturned and one person was sent to Denton Presbyterian Hospital with critical injuries, Taylor said.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Cocaine production in Colombia has soared as the government takes a hands-off approach to coca cultivation, fueling a wave of violence across Latin America as cartels vie for control of trafficking routes.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The easy route takes visitors along a disused rail line for a gentle jaunt in one of the Pacific Northwest's loveliest regions.—
Stacey Lastoe,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Intelligent highway, city, and parking capabilities At the core of this technology is High-speed Navigation Cruise Assist, which allows the SUV to easily handle national highways, urban expressways, and ring roads.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 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,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Road.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/road. Accessed 25 Sep. 2025.
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