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Recent Examples of Synonyms for byroad
Noun
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Twin looked down the rare building alleys, stuck her hand in sandboxes, found combs with missing teeth, unopened letters from Child Services.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026 -
Neighbors said their back alley is still blanketed by snow and ice.—
Tara Lynch,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Clear out your walkways, mailboxes and any other areas that need access, making room for more snow.—
Terry Eliasen,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The sleet that melted Sunday afternoon refroze overnight creating a sheet of ice, causing slippery walkways and roads.—
Mary Wasson,
Austin American Statesman,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Thought of as the graffiti of its time, the inscriptions also included stories about daily life, sporting events, passions and insults, carved into a passageway that connected Pompeii's theater district to one of its main roads.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
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Narrow, winding streets and passageways lead up to the centuries-old Eglise Saint-Sauveur for sweeping views of the rugged valley.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The video showed a hooded figure with their face obscured, walking calmly in a snowy alleyway near the couple's home around the timeframe authorities estimate the Tepes were killed, police said in a prior update.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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Video from the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown shows Sanchez grabbing and throwing the man in an alleyway near Loughmiller's Pub & Eatery, according to court documents.—
Noe Padilla,
IndyStar,
29 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The new focus on the canals was rehabilitation by master plan, with every planter positioned, every café table in conformity with rules of access, every bypath checked for liability, every inspiration — however lovely — thrashed out by committee.—
Longreads,
Longreads,
10 Aug. 2020
Noun
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The first significant stop on the byway is El Santuario de Chimayó.—
Sharael Kolberg,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Jan. 2026
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Guanella Pass, a popular fall destination for leaf peepers, is a 24-mile scenic byway that climbs above the treeline near Georgetown, about 45 miles west of Denver.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
1 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The effort by Osaka Metropolitan University scientists offers a promising shortcut to producing more efficient organic thin-film solar cells.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Jan. 2026
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There’s a speaker, and a physical button, which could potentially be used to take photos or as a gestural shortcut to other commands — like waking the virtual assistant.—
Andrew Williams,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Byroad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/byroad. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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