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
The cardiac imaging test, which looks at the heart and its blood vessels, showed no evidence of arterial narrowing, Barbabella wrote.
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 1 Dec. 2025
There is no evidence of arterial narrowing impairing blood flow or abnormalities in the heart or major vessels.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 1 Dec. 2025
Indeed, the fee is supposed to go towards such things as helping build a new interchange on Highway 50, a major arterial four miles away by the nearest road.
—James Burling, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025
Instead, along the way, the load may be highjacked and end up in the arterial wall.
—Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Sep. 2025
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 1 Dec. 2025
There is no evidence of arterial narrowing impairing blood flow or abnormalities in the heart or major vessels.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 1 Dec. 2025
Indeed, the fee is supposed to go towards such things as helping build a new interchange on Highway 50, a major arterial four miles away by the nearest road.
—James Burling, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025
Instead, along the way, the load may be highjacked and end up in the arterial wall.
—Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arterial
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The legislation would modify federal highway and freight safety programs to allow grant recipients, such as state departments of transportation, to use vehicle telematics and predictive analytics to identify infrastructure concerns.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Jan. 2026
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Marketing legal services through 1-800 numbers in late-night TV commercials or on highway billboards is old and pricey but effective.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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If no shelter is available avoid trees, power lines, and the side of the road.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
10 Jan. 2026
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The water pressure then causes the vehicle to rise and slide on a thin layer of water between the tires and the road, making the driver lose control.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Jan. 2026
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Highlights along the thoroughfare include the Park City Museum, Gorsuch, Dolly’s Bookstore, and Burns Cowboy Shop.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Jan. 2026
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Minus the dull thud of the boats gently colliding with the wooden posts they're tied to, the normally busy thoroughfare is quiet.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
4 Jan. 2026
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The unrest entered its 12th day with general strikes spreading across major commercial centers and street clashes intensifying, particularly in western Iran.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Similarly, drivers who routinely leave their vehicles on busy streets overnight are naturally more likely to have their cars damaged or stolen.—
Ethan M. Stone,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Breast arterial calcifications, which are specific to breast arteries, are different from the calcifications common to other areas of the breast.—
Lindsey Leake,
NBC news,
3 Jan. 2026
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Christopher Gardner, a nutrition scientist at Stanford University School of Medicine, told NPR that beef tallow and other saturated fats, such as butter, can clog arteries and lead to high cholesterol, both risk factors for heart disease and stroke.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
2 Jan. 2026
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Officers issued a SigAlert for all eastbound lanes of the freeway between Crenshaw Boulevard and Arlington Avenue as their investigation continued.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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In Arizona, our driving laws are influenced by factors like busy freeways in metro Phoenix, monsoon season flooding, outdated transportation modes and distracted driving laws.—
Shelby Slade,
AZCentral.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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The targets included weapons caches, supply routes and other infrastructure used by the Islamic State group, also known as ISIS, Hawkins said in an email.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Jan. 2026
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Ponds read Moore’s eyes the whole way and when Moore threw the ball to the left side, Ponds jumped the route and sauntered 25 yards into the end zone.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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Joshua was a passenger in a Lexus Jeep that smashed into a stationary truck while traveling along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway in Makun, according to local news outlets The Punch, The Daily Sun and The Guardian.—
Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
5 Jan. 2026
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The three left lanes of the expressway were all blocked.—
Kris Habermehl,
CBS News,
31 Dec. 2025
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“Arterial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arterial. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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