arterial

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Recent Examples of arterial Most arterials, while an essential part of the transportation system, have been designed for speed rather than safety, with broad lanes and shoulders, wide curves and good sight lines. Tom Condon, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2024 Types of roads Roadways fall into one of four general classifications: interstate highways; arterials; connector roads, which connect local streets with arterials; and local streets. Tom Condon, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2024 Supervised exercise, often prescribed to patients at risk for peripheral arterial disease, requires a $10 to $20 copay each for a dozen visits to a rehabilitation center that might be an hour's drive away. Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2024 All vehicles parked on side streets must be on the odd-numbered side of the street by 10 p.m. To look up arterials visit milwaukee.gov/parkingregulations. Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for arterial 
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Noun
  • Southern whites imprisoned a disproportionately Black convict population, often for minor and outright fictional crimes, and put them to work, especially in building the highways that brought the South into the modern age.
    Justin Hawkins / Made by History, TIME, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Trying to avoid a collision, both drivers veered toward the highway’s east shoulder, where the vehicles collided.
    Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • When the storm died out on Monday morning, crews began the laborious task of clearing the roads.
    Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 30 Jan. 2025
  • Dean will return to the road in February with dates throughout Texas, including a Feb. 16 show with Vandoliers.
    Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Before being slowed, an evacuation warning had included Balboa Boulevard and the 5 freeway to the east and Tampa Boulevard to the west, stretching as far south as Rinaldi Boulevard, a main east-west thoroughfare in the northern valley.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
  • The beachside thoroughfare reopened in Malibu up to Coastline Drive on the north end beginning at 8 a.m. Sunday, but remained closed except to residents and contractors between Coastline Drive and Entrada Drive for an additional day following a decision by Mayor Karen Bass’ office Saturday.
    Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Several loads of fresh fish have been offered for sale on main street this week.
    Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • The pilot and co-pilot were killed, the São Paulo state military police told Newsweek, and two people on the street where the aircraft crashed were injured.
    Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • These two serious health conditions occur when plaque forms in arteries, which can slow down blood flow in the body and cause small blood clots to form.
    Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Maritime transport is the main artery of global trade.
    Steve Banker, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Brown sets the tone early on when Darden has an exchange with one of his Black neighbors during Simpson’s famous freeway trek in the white Ford Bronco.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
  • The pup got off the freeway, and Godbehere — who’s a Yorkie owner herself — followed her using the cameras, officials said.
    Sara Schilling, Sacramento Bee, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Since the accident above the Potomac River, the Federal Aviation Administration has indefinitely suspended the use of most of those routes.
    Andy Rose, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
  • The app allows users to plan travel by factoring in charging stops based on their vehicle’s range and available charging stations along the route.
    Mark Maynard, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Homicide data from the Illinois State Police, which patrols the city’s expressways, also is not included here.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
  • The turnpike had become a major urban expressway, carrying more commuters than truckers or tourists, and the old fare cards were replaced by coin-toss baskets in the urban areas.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025

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“Arterial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arterial. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.

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