Thesaurus results for ARTERIES

arteries

noun

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plural of artery

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 By maintaining a deep, decentralized buffer of hydrocarbons, any nation, whether a major producer or a critical importer, can sustain its domestic energy flow even when maritime arteries are severed. —

Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026 The medical examiner ruled her death the result of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, or hardened arteries, possibly due to a hereditary disorder. —

Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2026 Over time, arteries can lose flexibility, the inner lining becomes less responsive, and plaque can build up from cholesterol and inflammation. —

Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 4 Mar. 2026 And on those higher ozone days, there were more hemorrhage (bleeding, as opposed to clotting) strokes and more plaque buildup causing major arteries to harden. —

Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 4 Mar. 2026 Robert Moses famously described his highways as arteries. —

Jason Haber, Sun Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2026 The waterway, which is located between Oman and Iran and connects the Persian Gulf with the Arabian Sea, is considered one of the most important arteries for global trade. —

Justin Papp,pippa Stevens,dan Mangan,kevin Breuninger,lee Ying Shan,vinay Dwivedi, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026 This held true even though fewer women had plaque in their arteries than men and the ones who did had lower volumes than the men in the study. —

Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 2 Mar. 2026 Local officials have long struggled to bring in state and federal funding for major projects, like the Central Avenue Bridge, to get the arteries back up and running. —

Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 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
Over time, the state also built a huge transportation and logistics sector, driven by its highways, railroads and airports for both cargo and passengers.

— Wilborn P. Nobles III, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026