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Recent Examples of byway
The byway not only has scenic views but a rich history.
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Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Continue along winding mountain roads deeper into the Sierra, where the scenic byway to Roads End offers access to trailheads and peaceful campsites along the South Fork of the Kings River.
—Emily Lapointe, Outside Online, 30 Sep. 2025
On the famous byway out front, a large white Route 66 emblem is painted on the road.
—Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2025
The scenic byway of Smugglers' Notch outside Stowe is particularly popular, with plenty of spots to pull over and hike or picnic among the trees.
—Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2025
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Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Continue along winding mountain roads deeper into the Sierra, where the scenic byway to Roads End offers access to trailheads and peaceful campsites along the South Fork of the Kings River.
—Emily Lapointe, Outside Online, 30 Sep. 2025
On the famous byway out front, a large white Route 66 emblem is painted on the road.
—Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2025
The scenic byway of Smugglers' Notch outside Stowe is particularly popular, with plenty of spots to pull over and hike or picnic among the trees.
—Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for byway
Noun
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Drivers heading back to their villages along coastal highways cheered each other, flashed victory signs and exchanged blessings.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Mingo Junction, a village a few miles down the highway, was recently used as the backdrop for a low-budget zombie movie.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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The Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management said Thursday that there's a lane restriction in one eastbound lane of Grays Ferry Avenue as crews clear debris, but the westbound lanes are fully open.—
Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The westbound left lane of the highway was closed for medical staging, while the westbound right lane remained open and was moving slowly.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2026
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Pittsburgh Regional Transit Officials are urging people attending the draft and going to Pittsburgh to use public transit with major road closures and traffic restrictions that will be in place throughout the three-day event.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Anaheim has an 18-20-2 record in road games and a 42-33-6 record overall.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said the attacks Thursday hit near the town’s industrial zone and outside a supermarket along Nabih Berri Avenue, a main thoroughfare lined with shops and residential buildings.—
Yarden Segev,
NBC news,
16 Apr. 2026
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The 44-year-old father from Honduras felt like his head was on a swivel, greeting the handful of shoppers that approached while also scanning the busy thoroughfare behind him.—
Wendi C. Thomas,
ProPublica,
15 Apr. 2026
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The poor design of that route was a key factor in the crash along with air traffic controllers relying too much on pilots seeing and avoiding other aircraft.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Tennessee used him frequently on deep crossers and vertical routes, where his stride length and tracking ability popped.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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The fighting has carved a path of destruction from agricultural towns near the border to Beirut, killing more than 2,000 people and displacing in excess of 1 million others, according to Lebanese authorities.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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For years, Dean Potter stood atop the climbing world, attaining a mystique as a rebellious spirit who carved his own path up mountains and into the sky — through BASE jumping and wingsuit flying.—
Stuart Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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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
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Quié kept getting up, sitting down, calling out to people in the street, checking on the kitchen, and whipping out his phone to film promotional videos.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Parking on streets on the parade path will be impacted.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Byway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/byway. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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