cloverleaf

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Recent Examples of cloverleaf While the old cloverleaf interchange may look simpler, the new DDI design will improve traffic flow onto the interstate and increase safety around the area, particularly pedestrian safety, according to WisDOT's informational video. Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2024 In America, horror is a cloverleaf: at once a bound reality and a recurring spectacle, shared and remixed online, appropriated and made a fool of by soulless pundits on Fox News. Jason Parham, WIRED, 28 May 2022 One of those projects is the Interstate 75 interchange at Fruitville Road in Bradenton, which will be transformed from a traditional cloverleaf configuration into a diverging diamond design. Steve Wilson | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Sep. 2024 State of play: The department unveiled plans last year to remove one of the cloverleaf exchanges and add two flyover bridges, like the Urban Loop in Urbandale. Jason Clayworth, Axios, 30 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for cloverleaf
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cloverleaf
Noun
  • The goal is to improve safety and reduce wrecks at the decades-old interchange, NCDOT officials said in a news release.
    Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2025
  • The parcels are just west of Eagle Road near the I-84 interchange.
    Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The people involved in the fight told officers there were human remains under a nearby overpass north of the intersection.
    Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2025
  • With the man in a relatively safe spot on the overpass, the CHP reopened the freeway.
    City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • California's high-speed rail project has finished construction of the Whitley Avenue underpass, the second major structure completed this year.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
  • In 2023, North Carolina received a $25 million federal grant to begin constructing underpasses, backed by $4 million in additional funding.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The coach’s family has lived at the intersection for more than 50 years, relatives said.
    Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 8 May 2025
  • Related Stories Mother and Father of 5 Killed in 7-Car Crash in Chicago Sheriff’s Deputy Killed After His Vehicle Splits in Half During Stolen Car Chase The crash occurred at the intersection of U.S. 40 and Ronald Reagan Parkway, the outlet reported.
    Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 8 May 2025

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“Cloverleaf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloverleaf. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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