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Recent Examples of beltway
This could be a political master stroke: a chance to appear like a savvy dealmaker above the swampy beltway fray, while keeping the back pocket option to withhold or rescind agreed-to funding later.
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Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025
Growth brings beltway conversation to the table — again
Bauges noted that for his entire career with ITD, nearing 30 years, the Kuna-Mora route has been a topic of conversation.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 3 Oct. 2025
The apartment was on the tenth story of a fifteen-story block in which most windows opened onto the M-40, one of Madrid’s beltways.
—Literary Hub, 23 May 2025
With a portion of the beltway out of commission until at least Fall 2028, accidents on I-695 have increased slightly — about 3%.
—April Quevedo, Baltimore Sun, 1 Nov. 2024
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Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025
Growth brings beltway conversation to the table — again
Bauges noted that for his entire career with ITD, nearing 30 years, the Kuna-Mora route has been a topic of conversation.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 3 Oct. 2025
The apartment was on the tenth story of a fifteen-story block in which most windows opened onto the M-40, one of Madrid’s beltways.
—Literary Hub, 23 May 2025
With a portion of the beltway out of commission until at least Fall 2028, accidents on I-695 have increased slightly — about 3%.
—April Quevedo, Baltimore Sun, 1 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beltway
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Besides damage to the rear of the BMW, another vehicle driving on the opposite side of the parkway was struck by flying debris.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Feb. 2026
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The small parkway rectangle is sometimes all the space their roots have, and those roots are easily damaged.—
Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
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Amboy fell on hard times after the faster interstate funneled traffic away from the desert outpost.—
Zoey Goto,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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Drivers were cautioned about significant delays in the area, especially approaching Slaughter Lane, as vehicles merge onto the service road and try to re-enter the interstate farther north.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
6 Mar. 2026
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If Lake Powell’s level declines to a point that water can only pass through four 8-foot-wide bypass tubes, that would limit how much can reach California, Arizona and Nevada.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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When only one of the two pumps engaged its emergency bypass amid the outage, flows were drastically cut, killing as many as thousands of young Chinook salmon.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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First is an eight-lane superhighway, designed exclusively for massive traffic.—
Judy Stecker,
STAT,
27 Feb. 2026
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Whether from land or sea, visitors can witness what is essentially a whale-migration superhighway.—
Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Feb. 2026
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The state could build a high-speed autobahn for a fraction of the cost to move residents from the southern half of the state to the northern half and vice versa.—
John Moorlach,
Oc Register,
14 Dec. 2025
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The final drive day sees guests back on the autobahn and up into the incredible views afforded along German Alpine Road.—
Duncan Madden,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The traffic on the M1 motorway had come to a total standstill.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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He had been found in the snow by the motorway heading to the airport, and after his stomach had been pumped at Sabbatsberg Hospital he was taken to Beckomberga.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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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,
6 Mar. 2026
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Then last year came the discovery of Rancho Izaguirre, just 45 minutes down the highway, where bone fragments, clothing and other evidence indicated the cartel had been disposing of bodies.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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The program is a coordinated effort by SANDAG, Caltrans and other agencies to improve freeway, railroad and other forms of transportation in the region.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
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In fact, within weeks of taking the job, Franzen informally proposed building a tollway instead of a freeway that had been on the drawing board for 20 years.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Beltway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beltway. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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