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Recent Examples of byway
But the scenic byway is also a journey through one of the most ambitious feats of early American road design.
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2025
The stars, past and present, made the rounds on the Row, handlers and cameras in tow, each gaggle sweeping up curious civilians and clogging up the narrower byways.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Travel north on the Million Dollar Highway, one of the most stunning byways in the country.
—Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 28 Feb. 2025
In general, townships handle road maintenance for rural byways.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2025
The stars, past and present, made the rounds on the Row, handlers and cameras in tow, each gaggle sweeping up curious civilians and clogging up the narrower byways.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Travel north on the Million Dollar Highway, one of the most stunning byways in the country.
—Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 28 Feb. 2025
In general, townships handle road maintenance for rural byways.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for byway
Noun
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Arriving in Huntsville, visitors are greeted by a towering Saturn V rocket that looms beside the highway like a monolith of American achievement.—
Jordi Lippe-McGraw,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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Moments earlier, around 3 p.m. April 1, the man had allegedly pointed a gun at officers and other drivers on the highway, before dropping the gun and fleeing.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2025
Noun
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More effort in one lane can’t create exponential returns on its own.—
Nell Derick Debevoise,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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While on the road - Opt for the middle lanes and remain on higher ground.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
9 June 2025
Noun
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These disruptions often result in road closures, traffic spikes and delays across key transit routes, severely affecting delivery schedules.—
Clemente Theotokis,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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But Woldenberg, who holds a J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School and who worked at a corporate law firm before joining the family business, has been down this road before.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
Noun
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But that Miami location near the busy LeJeune Road thoroughfare that leads from Miami International Airport five miles away also once made this Sears a popular destination with tourists.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2025
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Lamia is laser-focused on fulfilling her cake-baking duty, but Bibi has made this trip with another purpose, one that divides the two and sets Lamia on a quest through the city’s thoroughfares and backstreets and bustling souk, with its hawkers and their wares.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2025
Noun
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But there’s another route this could go down, a silent divorce.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
5 June 2025
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Every day at the start of practice, the wide receivers line up and run half-speed routes to get loose, while the quarterbacks throw high-arcing passes downfield.—
Sean Hammond,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2025
Noun
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Investigators believed the person who killed Betsy Faria took the dog outside after she was stabbed, the probable cause said, and blood was cleaned up from the path between the victim and the patio door.—
Kate Linderman,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2025
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The settlement also cleared a path for the operator to permanently shutter all services aside from the emergency and behavioral health at Rockville General Hospital in Vernon, The CT Mirror reported.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
4 June 2025
Noun
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Today, most houses on the street are appraised at $1 million or more.—
Hollace Ava Weiner,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 June 2025
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Like the old streets in so many cities, which were meant to bring out the history, turned out to be repetitions everywhere.—
Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
Noun
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The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 June 2025
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Flash flooding currents are strong and can sweep drivers off roadways.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
3 June 2025
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“Byway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/byway. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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