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 The wars in the Gulf and Ukraine have essentially shut off some of the world’s key passageways for global commodities, while extended droughts have restricted travel through the key arteries such as the Panama Canal. — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 17 Aug. 2026 My heart and arteries look healthy during an ultrasound exam, but other test results reveal a genetic predisposition to high cholesterol. — Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2026 This buildup, called plaque, narrows and hardens the arteries, causing health problems. — Gavin Escott, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026 More imaging of his vasculature showed that some of his arteries were blocked or narrowed. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026 Our internal highways are made up of intricate webs of nerves, arteries and glands that snake in and out of our organs. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 11 Aug. 2026 The exact reason for the link isn’t known, but some factors that lead to premature aging of the skin may also contribute to aging of the arteries. — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2026 According to the Mayo Clinic, the condition causes a type of high blood pressure that affects the arteries in the lungs and the right side of the heart. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026 The amount of lemon intake negatively impacts systolic blood pressure, the top number in a blood pressure reading that indicates the pressure in your arteries when your heart beats. — Kathi Valeii, Verywell Health, 6 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Social media put the storm’s effects on display, with videos of floodwaters leaving cars stranded on highways, stormwater runoff erupting onto city streets and waterfalls cascading onto the subway tracks at Penn Station.

— Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2026
Abdeen drove across the highways of newly independent countries.

— Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of highways

Noun

The parking lot is west of Magnolia Avenue and just north of the interchange of the 91 and 5 freeways.

— Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 24 Aug. 2026
Born to Mary Florence Webb, a nurse, and John Sherman Heilmann, a civil engineer, Heilmann split her childhood between the Bay Area and, after her father took a job building freeways, Los Angeles, by way of El Segundo, a seaside village nearby.

— Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of freeways

Noun

Among the changes needed on the city’s streets was the welding of more than 200 manhole covers to ensure the race cars don’t suck them up off the road.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
The city feels theatrical and alive, with open-air theaters, cinemas, and a vibrant arts scene that spills into its streets.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of streets

Noun

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
Homicide data from the Illinois State Police, which patrols the city’s expressways, also is not included here.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2026

Definition of expressways

Noun

From classic Amtrak routes crossing the Continental Divide to historic steam locomotives chugging through the state’s mining past, these journeys continue to preserve the stories, scenery and communities that helped shape the West.

— Jocelyn Rowley, Denver Post, 25 Aug. 2026
In a bid to control traffic through the narrow waterway, Iran has designated routes going through their territorial waters.

— Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of routes

Noun

If approved, the legislation would extend exemptions to class cars built between 1976 and 1985 that are used primarily for exhibition purposes and have limited use on public roadways.

— Darrielle Fair, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Critics like Carlock have noted that the space can feel disjointed for pedestrians, as roadways and cars still have the urban authority.

— Ashley Gardini, JSTOR Daily, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of roadways

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