arterial

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Recent Examples of arterial Clots can form in either arteries (arterial thrombosis) or veins (venous thromboembolism, or VTE). Daryl Austin, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025 Original concepts showed the construction of a dedicated bike lane and sidewalk on each side of an arterial, and behind both curbs with a grass buffer. Mason Rouser, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 In San Antonio, for instance, the city negotiated for years with the Texas DOT to add sidewalks and bike lanes to Broadway, a state arterial with seven lanes. David Zipper, Vox, 13 Nov. 2024 The second- and third-most impactful factors were wolf predation and parasitism by carotid arterial worms (E. schneideri). Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for arterial
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arterial
Noun
  • Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Nearby roads and highways were closed to allow fire crews access to the area.
    Charles Ventura, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Nearby roads and highways were closed to allow fire crews access to the area.
    Charles Ventura, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • There is a road closure on US-69 between NW Platte Road and MO-9.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • How to Get There Visitors arriving by car will find the village conveniently located near major thoroughfares such as I-287 and the Saw Mill River Parkway.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Taylor Swift recounts driving on Nashville thoroughfares during her high school days with a good friend.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Based on events and social media posts from recent months, bad blood hasn't been flowing from our side of the street.
    Amanda Hancock, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Customers queuing up for one of Dutch Bros' signature sweet drinks, spilling onto Winton and neighboring streets.
    Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • These help keep arteries pliable, support healthy blood flow, and manage cholesterol levels.
    Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Olive oil is rich in monounsaturated fats, which support heart health by protecting against atherosclerosis (plaque buildup in the arteries) and lowering heart disease risk factors like high blood pressure and elevated cholesterol.
    Jillian Kubala, Health, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Isabella Lozano had been traveling in the eastbound lanes of the freeway when the crash happened in front of her vehicle.
    Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The most thrilling example is a high-speed freeway chase (brilliantly shot by Jeff Cronenweth), with Eve on a motorcycle pursued by Athena and Ares on light cycles trailing ribbons of red laser in their wake.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The new truck routes and restrictions are the result of study, coordination and collaboration between city officials, local residents, area small business owners and trucking companies, city officials said.
    Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • This left kids, seniors and people from nonwhite, working-class communities with few alternative routes.
    Menika Dirkson, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The upper deck is designed to carry a six-lane expressway, while the lower deck will accommodate a two-track high-speed railway and two metro tracks.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Aerial view of Seoul downtown city skyline with vehicle on expressway and bridge cross over Han river in Seoul city, South Korea.
    Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025

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“Arterial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arterial. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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