as in highways
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
there's an accident on the main artery into town, so I'll be late
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Recent Examples of arteries
For some patients, other tools—like a coronary calcium scan, which can directly show whether there’s silent plaque in the arteries—may be more useful.
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Sarah Garone, Health, 9 Sep. 2025
And if all the organic tofu suddenly triggers an irresistible urge to clog your arteries?
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 9 Sep. 2025
Army convoys moved through Jakarta's main arteries as schools shifted classes online and businesses told employees to work from home.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Some, such as vasodilators, relax and widen arteries and veins to allow blood to get through easier and increase flow.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
This process is known as atherosclerosis – the build-up of fatty, inflamed plaques in arteries – and is a leading cause of heart attacks and strokes.
—New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2025
Ultrasound 2 — Cardman and Kim also worked together to use an ultrasound device to scan Cardman's arteries as another part of the CIPHER studies.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Troops and agents from an alphabet soup of different agencies have set up checkpoints on busy city arteries, injecting their authority into daily life.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2025
The impact severed his cervical vertebrae and damaged critical arteries, leaving the neck connected only by soft tissue.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2025
Sarah Garone, Health, 9 Sep. 2025
And if all the organic tofu suddenly triggers an irresistible urge to clog your arteries?
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 9 Sep. 2025
Army convoys moved through Jakarta's main arteries as schools shifted classes online and businesses told employees to work from home.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Some, such as vasodilators, relax and widen arteries and veins to allow blood to get through easier and increase flow.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
This process is known as atherosclerosis – the build-up of fatty, inflamed plaques in arteries – and is a leading cause of heart attacks and strokes.
—New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2025
Ultrasound 2 — Cardman and Kim also worked together to use an ultrasound device to scan Cardman's arteries as another part of the CIPHER studies.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Troops and agents from an alphabet soup of different agencies have set up checkpoints on busy city arteries, injecting their authority into daily life.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2025
The impact severed his cervical vertebrae and damaged critical arteries, leaving the neck connected only by soft tissue.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arteries
Noun
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On highways and surface roads in the rural countryside west of Detroit, the 2025 Ford Explorer was smooth and quiet, with plenty of power for highway acceleration.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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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,
10 Sep. 2025
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The main thoroughfares, Bridge Street and Castlebar Street, are lined with homegrown shops, cafés, and pubs situated in historic buildings.—
Shivani Vora,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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For drivers, it is recommended to be incredibly cautious and perhaps being in the passenger seat is more fitting for this one, but rolling down main thoroughfares will show different angles of the city.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Red and white English flags have proliferated along streets and been painted on roads.—
Vitalii Yalahuzian,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Nothing better than putting down the top and driving beautiful roads just after the rain stops and the air is powerfully charged by the nearby ocean, scrubbed clean.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The latter riffs mythopoetically on the region’s aerospace industry, and the former features an anthropology of our freeways any native Angeleno could get behind.—
John Lopez,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
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The issue also clogged Bay Area freeways, where bumper-to-bumper traffic jammed up Interstates 80, 880 and 580 and Highways 13 and 24 more than usual for a Friday.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Fairgoers can take advantage of Valley Regional Transit, which will shuttle people from any VRT stop to 13th and Ridenbaugh streets (about two blocks from the fair) — and back afterward.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Sep. 2025
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Protesters also took to the streets in other municipalities, including Damak, Birtamod, Itahari, Biratnagar, Janakpur, Bharatpur, Pokhara, Birgunj, Butwal, Bhairahawa, Tulsipur, and Dhangadhi, according to the Kathmandu Post.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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,
2 Sep. 2025
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The signals are designed to improve traffic flow on congested expressways.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Buses are a major mode of transport in Mexico, where, though freight trains are common, passenger rail routes remain limited.—
Lizbeth Diaz,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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There were routes in which Brown broke inside, and a defender was awaiting.—
Zach Berman,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Arteries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arteries. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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