Thesaurus results for ARTERIES

arteries

noun

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 But arteries run throughout the body, and plaque can accumulate anywhere along this network. — Erica Sloan, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026 The old, narrow streets are not major arteries and are easier to close to traffic when that’s needed. — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 29 Sep. 2026 The collapse is centered on one of the world’s busiest arteries. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026 The teen needed reconstruction of the subclavian artery, as well as removal of blood clots from several other arteries, and surgery to cut through fascia to relieve compartment syndrome, or pressure buildup around muscles, on his right arm. — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 18 Sep. 2026 These toxins also contribute to the buildup of plaque inside arteries. — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026 And in the process of embarking on a war that didn’t need to be fought, the United States has created new ones, first and foremost turning one of the world’s most critical shipping arteries for energy supplies into a front line. — Daniel Depetris, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2026 Chief among them is the war in Iran, which analysts view as a stalemate that has choked major maritime arteries for oil and gas. — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026 For astronauts, researchers hypothesize that increased radiation exposure during spaceflight speeds up atherosclerosis, the narrowing of arteries implicated in heart attacks and strokes. — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 3 Sep. 2026

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Noun

Parcels of agricultural land surrounded on a certain percentage of their borders by homes, businesses, highways or land zoned for future development can apply for the designation.

— Nico Rivero, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
It’s been used to raise funds for Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse, a Minnesota woman caught using a racist slur on camera and to support Canadian truckers who blocked highways in protest of Covid restrictions.

— David K. Li, NBC news, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of highways

Noun

The massive project funded from 13 federal, state and local agencies, gives a glimpse of what’s to come for Long Beach thoroughfares.

— Barbara Kingsley-Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Two years later, Wong became one of the key leaders of the city’s Umbrella Movement protests that rallied thousands of predominantly young people to the streets to call for greater democracy by blocking major thoroughfares for 79 straight days.

— Chris Lau, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of thoroughfares

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As the hundreds of thousands of people made their way down the narrow roads following the politician, a few rerouted into the industry event, still carrying big flags and with faces lit up with hope.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
The landscape was inspired by the inland town of Ioulida, a hilltop village with cascading residential dwellings and winding paths (no car-worthy roads), and a church perched at the precipice.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of roads

Noun

Opponents argue the proposal weakens environmental protections, stifles community input and could fast-track projects like data centers and freeways.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Suburbs stretch their undulating freeways into the grid, sucking out nutrients (and cutting through neighborhoods).

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of freeways

Noun

For years, Calderon as a friendly face in the streets, gas stations and grocery stores of the small Johnson County town.

— Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
The narrow streets around the sultan’s palace are filled with backpackers, street vendors, tour guides hawking their services, and office workers popping out for a coffee amid the madness.

— Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of streets

Noun

Bikes are not allowed to on freeways or expressways, and cyclists cannot pass through tolls unless the signs nearby dictate otherwise.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026
The firm noted that major bridges like the Donghai Bridge and the Hangzhou Bay Bridge, as well as regional expressways, have reopened with standard speed limits restored.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of expressways

Noun

Less than one percent of Houston’s roadways, for example, fell within the sight pictures of the city’s nearly 4,000 ALPRs in June 2024.

— Rafael A. Mangual, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026
There may be times of limited visibility, ponding on the roadways and areas of minor flooding.

— Sarah Wroblewski, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026

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