as in highways
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 arterials
Tensor will not be able to drive every street upon release, but plans to handle a worthwhile subset, such as highways and arterials in non-snowy places.
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Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arterials
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Mexico's president said cartel roadblocks had been cleared from Mexico's highways and that flights would resume in a few days.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
24 Feb. 2026
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Elevate Porter County, the effort to develop a comprehensive plan for land use and thoroughfares, hosted a workshop Monday evening to engage the community in steering the county’s future.—
Shelley Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
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Many families, seeking a way to support themselves in the new country, opened food stalls on major thoroughfares—thus, Taiwan’s modern food scene was born.—
Mae Hamilton,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Feb. 2026
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Residents in Brazil's Minas Gerais state faced shuttered roads and shops and streets under water on Thursday following more heavy rain overnight as the death toll from recent floods and landslides reached 53, authorities said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Cartel members burned cars and blocked roads in nearly a dozen Mexican states and authorities report that at least 70 people have died.—
Carlos Rodriguez,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
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For example, putting lots more residents on the outskirts of urban cores can result in more clogged freeways and undesirable commuting times.—
Greg Rosalsky,
NPR,
24 Feb. 2026
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Others live and work near polluting freeways.—
Dorany Pineda,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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The chamber estimated that more than 100,000 spectators crowded the streets to celebrate the Year of the Horse.—
Staff report,
Daily News,
22 Feb. 2026
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Closer to the lobby is the quaint Minsheng district, a leafy and walkable grid of low-slung streets filled with mom-and-pop shops, neighborhood shrines, and increasingly, indie cafes and design studios.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
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Initially, the vehicles will not drive on any expressways and interstate highways and will only service a 60-mile area that extends from west of downtown southward along the I-4 corridor and Florida’s Turnpike.—
Natalia Jaramillo,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 Feb. 2026
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Homicide data from the Illinois State Police, which patrols the city’s expressways, also is not included here.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2026
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The Sawtooth Mountains resort had six lifts open running across 39 open routes, with no plans to close them anytime soon.—
Hali Smith,
Idaho Statesman,
21 Feb. 2026
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Southwest Airlines is launching four new nonstop routes from Austin this fall as the carrier continues expanding its footprint at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.—
Alex Driggars,
Austin American Statesman,
21 Feb. 2026
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City rules call for certain design standards at the site given its location off two boulevards, Linwood and Gillham.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
21 Feb. 2026
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Many homeowners in the area near Foothill and Junction boulevards say the city isn't keeping up with a long list of maintenance needs.—
James Taylor,
CBS News,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Arterials.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arterials. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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