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
Noun
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Oil funded the building of major highways, the Kainji Dam, National Theatre (now the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and the Creative Arts), and the National Stadium in the then-capital city Lagos.—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 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 Mar. 2026
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While the state takes care of maintenance for a number of major roads like interstates and highways, the city must maintain other high-traffic thoroughfares.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Mar. 2026
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The Active Transportation Commission will provide feedback on four ongoing projects related to Fruitridge Road, one of Sacramento’s most dangerous thoroughfares; Arden Way and Auburn Boulevard; Stockton Boulevard, including bus routes along the roadway; and bike lanes on T Street.—
Madison Smalstig,
Sacbee.com,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Also keep in mind the longer ride times because Waymo currently doesn’t take expressways and sticks to surface roads.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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As a growing Waxhaw sees more congestion on the town’s roads, upcoming traffic projects have the potential to smooth out daily commutes.—
March 26,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Mar. 2026
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At times, the driver fled from Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies on surface streets while heading through the Downey and Norwalk areas, as well as from California Highway Patrol officers on freeways near Inglewood.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
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While no freeways will be closed, some on-ramps and off-ramps will be temporarily blocked.—
Holly Andres,
Daily News,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Iranians retreated from the streets.—
Azadeh Moaveni,
New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2026
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Zacarias was the fifth cyclist killed on New York City’s streets and the 34th New Yorker killed in a traffic crash so far this year, according to the bicyclist advocacy group Transportation Alternatives.—
Julian Roberts-Grmela,
New York Daily News,
21 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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 Mar. 2026
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This is especially true when traveling long distances away from expressways and major highways, where fast Tesla Superchargers are now common.—
Adam L. Neal,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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Delta Connection will operate both of the new routes using Embraer 175 regional jets with up to 76 seats, Wi-Fi and in-seat power outlets.—
Alex Driggars,
Austin American Statesman,
21 Mar. 2026
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Dallas Area Rapid Transit operates a couple of bus routes near the mall, but no train line passes through.—
Lilly Kersh,
Dallas Morning News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Paris — Anyone visiting Paris just over a decade ago would doubtless have been charmed by the city’s timeless attractions — brasseries serving delicious food, museums crammed with famous works of art, boulevards of chic stores — all overlooked by the sparkling lights of the Eiffel Tower.—
Lisa Courbebaisse,
CNN Money,
21 Mar. 2026
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On social media, some Latinos have been calling for the many murals of Chavez to be painted over, and for schools and boulevards bearing his name to be renamed after Huerta.—
Adrian Florido,
NPR,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Arterials.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arterials. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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