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Recent Examples of causeway
Overnight, there were reports of fires at a Saudi petrochemicals complex, while Bahrain briefly closed the causeway to Saudi Arabia because of security threats.
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Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 7 Apr. 2026
He was hauled across the causeway and booked in a Miami-Dade County jail.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 3 Apr. 2026
His body was recovered about an hour later near the causeway bridge.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026
State officials also raised a berm along a causeway separating the north and south arms of the lake to give them control over the flow of water and salt between the two.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 7 Mar. 2026
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Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 7 Apr. 2026
He was hauled across the causeway and booked in a Miami-Dade County jail.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 3 Apr. 2026
His body was recovered about an hour later near the causeway bridge.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026
State officials also raised a berm along a causeway separating the north and south arms of the lake to give them control over the flow of water and salt between the two.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 7 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for causeway
Noun
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Williams happened to be passing by as the young dancer was pushing her car down the highway with a friend, and Williams along with his manager stopped to help and was quickly charmed.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
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The backstory South America’s largest city sprawls as far as the eye can see with towers and highways, which explains how this part of town (not the most central) has become a hub for meetings.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 May 2026
Noun
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More Americans are hitting the road, boarding flights and taking cruises this Memorial Day, according to AAA.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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Earlier this week, along a desolate stretch of road lined with oil refineries just north of the border between Shandong and Hebei provinces, an awareness of that spotlight seemed palpable.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
12 May 2026
Noun
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These expressways would rapidly move large volumes of vehicles in and out of the central business district without using local roads.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 May 2026
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Homicide data from the Illinois State Police, which patrols the city’s expressways, also is not included here.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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The agency estimates that, with or without the toll lanes, I-77 will see a 25% increase in traffic by 2050, meaning the roadway will see over 200,000 cars a day.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
12 May 2026
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The turkey struck the motorcycle driver — a 62-year-old man — causing the bike to leave the roadway on the left side and overturn, striking a fence, the crash report stated.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
12 May 2026
Noun
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Officials with the port authority confirmed that an object was struck and that a delivery truck on the turnpike at the time also was damaged.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 May 2026
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The driver, Warren Boardley of Baltimore, was traveling northbound on the turnpike at the time of the incident.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
4 May 2026
Noun
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Under Mayor Michael Bloomberg, police officers conducted street searches of hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers each year, the vast majority of whom were Black or Latino and had not committed a crime.—
Jason Zengerle,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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The surrounding community of Princeville is low key, with a few other hotels including a Westin and a Wyndham, and residential streets lined with homes and vacation rentals.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 May 2026
Noun
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The second was that rail lines be banned from the thoroughfare.—
Oren Peleg,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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Thousands of marchers flooded the thoroughfares of Venice to protest the presence of Israel at the Venice Biennale, with many national pavilions shuttering in solidarity.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
8 May 2026
Noun
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The council also exempted from SB 79 areas that are close to a transit stop but violate the spirit of SB 79 because residents can’t walk to it easily because of barriers like canyons, freeways or a lack of sidewalks.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Two slow-moving cranes appeared, positioned on the freeway above.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
9 May 2026
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“Causeway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/causeway. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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