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
Studies funded by the insurance industry and personal-injury law firms regularly cite I-55 as among the state’s most dangerous arteries, with Safe Roads USA ranking it in the top four.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
The city is shedding its legacy of relentless growth, carving green arteries like Cheonggyecheon from concrete and breathing new life into old rail lines.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
As your heart rate increases, so does your blood flow, which causes the capillaries and arteries in your muscles to expand.
—Fara Rosenzweig, Outside, 24 Jan. 2026
Diastolic blood pressure is the bottom number on a blood pressure reading, which represents the pressure in the arteries between heartbeats.
—Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 20 Jan. 2026
In 2019, doctors discovered a massive blood clot from Purdy’s hip down through the arteries of her left leg.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
In general, the narrower the arteries and the more blood the heart pumps, the higher blood pressure tends to be.
—Currie Engel, Health, 15 Jan. 2026
Alcohol causes the nervous system to raise the blood pressure in the walls of the arteries.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 14 Jan. 2026
An agent in Massachusetts jabbed his finger and thumb into the neck and arteries of a young father who refused to be separated from his wife and 1-year-old daughter.
—Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 13 Jan. 2026
The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
The city is shedding its legacy of relentless growth, carving green arteries like Cheonggyecheon from concrete and breathing new life into old rail lines.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
As your heart rate increases, so does your blood flow, which causes the capillaries and arteries in your muscles to expand.
—Fara Rosenzweig, Outside, 24 Jan. 2026
Diastolic blood pressure is the bottom number on a blood pressure reading, which represents the pressure in the arteries between heartbeats.
—Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 20 Jan. 2026
In 2019, doctors discovered a massive blood clot from Purdy’s hip down through the arteries of her left leg.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
In general, the narrower the arteries and the more blood the heart pumps, the higher blood pressure tends to be.
—Currie Engel, Health, 15 Jan. 2026
Alcohol causes the nervous system to raise the blood pressure in the walls of the arteries.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 14 Jan. 2026
An agent in Massachusetts jabbed his finger and thumb into the neck and arteries of a young father who refused to be separated from his wife and 1-year-old daughter.
—Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 13 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arteries
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Most highways close to Baltimore were down to bare pavement Monday, but some Western Maryland roadways were still covered in snow.—
Mike Hellgren,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Traveling by car along the highways that succeeded Route 66 still presents a deadly hazard — much more dangerous than need be.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Since then, TxDOT has continually sent fleets of trucks to plow main thoroughfares like Central Expressway in Richardson on Monday night and Highway 287 in Decatur earlier in the day.—
J.D. Miles,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Most Costcos are on major thoroughfares.—
Terri Daxon,
Oc Register,
22 Jan. 2026
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Very cold air already in place will allow snow to accumulate quickly across the region, sticking to roads, bridges and untreated surfaces with little melting.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Some North Texas roads may still be hazardous into Thursday morning’s commute, even after ice melting Wednesday, officials with the National Weather Service in Fort Worth said.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Jan. 2026
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The water flows along the Santa Ana River where the district has a series of lakes at the 91 and 55 freeways that are perculation basins.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
16 Jan. 2026
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Thirty-two years ago, freeways fell, buildings flattened and local communities were reshaped forever by the earthquake.—
Jamie Yuccas,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Earlier Saturday in Minneapolis, a federal immigration officer shot and killed a man, drawing hundreds of protesters onto the frigid streets and ratcheting up tensions in a city already shaken by another fatal shooting weeks earlier.—
Valerie Gonzalez,
Twin Cities,
25 Jan. 2026
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More than one thousand city workers are preparing to work around the clock to clear city streets once the snow starts to fall.—
Ryan Hughes,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 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,
26 Jan. 2026
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Some sections of expressways were also closed, Kihara said.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
8 Dec. 2025
Noun
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City officials are urging people who do not need to park on city streets to move their cars, and to move them off of snow emergency routes.—
Ryan Hughes,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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Report quarterly ridership data specific to Farmers Branch, including trends at stations and on routes.—
Lilly Kersh,
Dallas Morning News,
24 Jan. 2026
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Several crashes have been reported across North Texas Wednesday morning, as roadways remain icy and hazardous following a winter storm that swept through the region this past weekend.—
Briauna Brown,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Life is starting to get back to normal in the Memphis area after a winter storm dumped several inches of sleet and snow across the Mid-South, closing schools and businesses and icing over roadways.—
Jack Armstrong,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Arteries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arteries. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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