arterial

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Recent Examples of arterial In this innovative field, IVL represents a significant leap forward for coronary and peripheral arterial disease. Ethan Stone, USA TODAY, 20 June 2024 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 See All Example Sentences for arterial
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Noun
  • Whether along highways or at the entrance of a theme park, lush greenery reinforces Florida’s reputation as a vacation destination.
    Tal Coley, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 May 2025
  • Trains aren’t running, many planes are delayed or canceled and a stretch of highway is closed because of sinkholes that — who knows? — might lead to a better kind of hell.
    Dan Barry, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Noun
  • The match concluded a wild road trip that saw Sporting play three road matches in eight days.
    Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2025
  • The Antelope Slot Canyon Tours bus could be seen on one side of the road across from a totaled sedan on the same side of the road.
    Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 17 May 2025
Noun
  • The two facilities take up a city block along St. Charles Avenue, the thoroughfare famous for its streetcars, Mardi Gras parades and Queen Anne mansions.
    T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 12 Apr. 2025
  • The property adjacent to 159th Street, a major thoroughfare in the village, is now zoned for commercial development, but the village hasn’t seen any interest from potential businesses in part due to its shallow depth from 159th Street and two existing ponds, village documents said.
    Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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    Callum Sutherland, Time, 14 May 2025
  • Fourteen bullet casings and blood were on the street.
    Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • According to police, Dinh confessed to trying to stab his father in the neck in the hopes of cutting his artery.
    Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
  • The barb was lodged near her brachial artery and required surgery to be removed. Fla.
    Escher Walcott, People.com, 7 May 2025
Noun
  • The freeways were empty except for the gardeners that were going to work.
    Jason Parham, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
  • The freeways in and around DFW were chock full of unexpected traffic.
    Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
Noun
  • Cruise remote trails and rock crawl through iconic routes like one to the hydroelectric power plant at Bridal Veil Falls and Ophir Pass to Alta Lakes and Ghost Town.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 23 May 2025
  • Read Next Business Charlotte airport adds airline for first direct route from NC to the Middle East May 16, 2025 9:05 AM Still, from Thursday, May 22, through next Tuesday, Charlotte Douglas is anticipating more than 970,000 passenger arrivals and departures, according to the airport.
    Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 23 May 2025
Noun
  • Homicide data from the Illinois State Police, which patrols the city’s expressways, also is not included here.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2025
  • In a popular TikTok video posted April 21, Becky Levin Navarro is seen walking on a sidewalk near Austin’s MoPac expressway after a Waymo ride gone wrong.
    Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Apr. 2025

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“Arterial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arterial. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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