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Recent Examples of byway
The Back Roads and Byways of America No matter your destination, the back roads and byways of America are sure to showcase the diverse landscapes and cultural heritage of the United States.
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Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Signs and billboards sprouted along highways and byways in Douglas County, in favor and against, as the special election drew nearer and mail voting began.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 25 June 2025
On highways and byways in and around town, Parton’s name and likeness are splashed on more roadside billboards than a self-promoting personal injury lawyer.
—David Dickstein, Oc Register, 4 June 2025
Designed as a scenic byway—not a commuter route—the highway is free of billboards, gas stations, and businesses.
—West Virginia Tourism, AFAR Media, 9 May 2025
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Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Signs and billboards sprouted along highways and byways in Douglas County, in favor and against, as the special election drew nearer and mail voting began.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 25 June 2025
On highways and byways in and around town, Parton’s name and likeness are splashed on more roadside billboards than a self-promoting personal injury lawyer.
—David Dickstein, Oc Register, 4 June 2025
Designed as a scenic byway—not a commuter route—the highway is free of billboards, gas stations, and businesses.
—West Virginia Tourism, AFAR Media, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for byway
Noun
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Bus riders bake on unsheltered streets and homeless people seek refuge under highway overpasses.—
Sam Bloch
August 8,
Literary Hub,
8 Aug. 2025
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Neither person in the vehicle was injured, and the eastbound lane of the highway was closed for over an hour.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The Transportation Security Administration debuted the lanes in Orlando, home to Walt Disney World and throngs of vacationers with children.—
Skyler Swisher,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Aug. 2025
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On the road - Drive in the middle lanes and stay on high ground.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Aug. 2025
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And because of the powertrain’s development, the engineers on the Formula E team can now feed data back to the road car programme in Nissan’s Japan headquarters.—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Digital twins also allow the assistant to integrate real-time data from GPS, traffic updates, weather reports, and road sensors.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 Aug. 2025
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The proposal would not only include metered parking along Bardstown and Baxter, but also several side streets off the thoroughfare.—
Keely Doll,
Louisville Courier Journal,
6 Aug. 2025
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In New York City, heavy rains halted traffic along a major east-west thoroughfare in Queens, east of Manhattan.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
31 July 2025
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For the the Lynx system replaced by Scout vans, buses will stop running routes on Jan. 10.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
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Go the safer route with easy heatless curlers like this affordable set from Kitsch.—
Jackie Cucco,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Aug. 2025
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Tropical Storm Erin is nearly at hurricane strength Thursday night, its western path putting islands in the far eastern Caribbean under tropical storm watches, according to the National Hurricane Center.—
South Florida Sun Sentinel,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Aug. 2025
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The Sandisk Keynote showed a path to a 512TB version by 2027 and 1PB product sometime in the future.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The various city or state or MTA (or combined) intervention efforts have been doing a very commendable job of finding our unfortunate neighbors on the streets or the subways who are acting in ways that are dangerous to themselves or others.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
18 Aug. 2025
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The most clever and engaging street signs are posted on Instagram, TikTok, and Yelp, significantly expanding reach at no extra cost.—
Michelle Greenwald,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Exceptions apply when the right half of the roadway is closed, on a roadway designated for one-way traffic, or a roadway divided into more than two lanes, according to state law.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Flash flooding currents are strong and can sweep drivers off roadways.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Byway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/byway. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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