Thesaurus results for ARTERIAL

arterial

noun

Definition of arterial

as in highway

a passage cleared for public vehicular travel one of the main arterials connecting the airport with the city

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Recent Examples of arterial In rare circumstances, salmonella can get into the bloodstream and cause more severe illnesses like arterial infections, endocarditis and arthritis. — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Aug. 2026 Campione supports re-prioritizing and accelerating infrastructure projects and relieving congestion on county roads, especially arterial and collector road projects, by pushing the state to replace outdated funding formulas. — James Wilkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026 The heritable version of pulmonary arterial hypertension accounts for less than 4% of cases, with fewer than one in 1 million people being diagnosed with the disease, according to the medical database Orphanet. — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 8 Aug. 2026 The Zoox pod has a 75-mph (120-km/h) top speed, engineered to comfortably manage tight suburban streets and high-speed highway arterial routes. — New Atlas, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for arterial

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Noun

Bundy was stopped by the highway patrol in Salt Lake City town in 1975 — leading to that 1976 conviction — and his vehicle was seized.

— Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2026
The Utah Navajo Health System posted several active highway closures, with detours.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of highway

Noun

Major traffic disruptions are anticipated along key thoroughfares, including Northwest 87th Avenue and Northwest 36th Street.

— Manuel Bojorquez, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026
In the first nine months of 2026, the famed thoroughfare has welcomed 49 million people, impacted by the conflict in the Middle East and the social unrest in France.

— Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of thoroughfare

Noun

The background street gets wildly warped from distortion, and anything outside of the center suffers some detail loss.

— Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 30 Oct. 2026
Waves of water sloshed onto the streets of South Florida earlier this week, flooding cars and soaking feet.

— Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of street

Noun

As a result of the alleged stabbing, Byles suffered an injury to her vertebral artery and required surgery after being taken to the hospital in critical condition.

— Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2026
Hundreds of his supporters began gathering on São Paulo's main artery to celebrate the victory.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of artery

Noun

Fortunately for the script, other British and Hessian reënactors had arrived via freeway and the incredibly vast Orchard Beach parking lot.

— Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
But for what practical purpose do these features really serve, except for quickly accelerating onto a freeway?

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of freeway

Noun

Beer says that the main transmission route of viruses of the Simbu serogroup are biting midges, which can rapidly spread infections, especially in the summer and autumn.

— Sahas Mehra, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2026
Along most of its route, the water dropped just one meter in elevation per kilometer.

— Michele Chabin, Sun Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of route

Noun

Along with the crossing to Vung Tau, Vingroup is working on a metro line connecting Can Gio to Ho Chi Minh City and roads that will link to the city’s expressway network.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Video shows the single-engine plane careening into an overpass arching atop the expressway.

— Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of expressway

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