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Recent Examples of cloverleaf
The site sits just east of a clunky cloverleaf interchange that's an apt relic of mid-20th century sprawl.
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Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 12 Sep. 2025
The restaurant is slightly upscale, without being fussy, and part of a powerhouse group that operates Street & Co., Fore Street, and Standard Baking Co.. Don’t miss the cloverleaf rolls, halibut with brown butter and hazelnuts, and whatever the custard of the day is.
—Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2025
Choices range from a tidy 350-square-foot room to the expansive Ultra Suite, which will set you back more than $1,500 for a night of high-rolling luxury overlooking the Tri-State Tollway cloverleaf interchange in East Hazel Crest.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
The woman was grabbed from behind and dragged into the cloverleaf section of Interstate 80 and Madison Avenue, where she was strangled and raped.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 22 Feb. 2025
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Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 12 Sep. 2025
The restaurant is slightly upscale, without being fussy, and part of a powerhouse group that operates Street & Co., Fore Street, and Standard Baking Co.. Don’t miss the cloverleaf rolls, halibut with brown butter and hazelnuts, and whatever the custard of the day is.
—Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2025
Choices range from a tidy 350-square-foot room to the expansive Ultra Suite, which will set you back more than $1,500 for a night of high-rolling luxury overlooking the Tri-State Tollway cloverleaf interchange in East Hazel Crest.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
The woman was grabbed from behind and dragged into the cloverleaf section of Interstate 80 and Madison Avenue, where she was strangled and raped.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 22 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cloverleaf
Noun
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The new location of Hollywood Casino-Aurora — located along Farnsworth Avenue and Bilter Road, across the street from Chicago Premium Outlets mall and near the Interstate 88 interchange — will replace the casino currently in downtown.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
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Work has begun on $261 million worth of improvements to the Loop 303 and Interstate 17 interchange in north Phoenix.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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If no building is available, avoid taking cover under a highway overpass.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Oklahoman,
6 Mar. 2026
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The car slammed into a concrete pillar under the overpass, police said, and the driver died at the scene.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Residents enjoy direct ski-in/ski-out access to the resort via the Thunderbowl Lane skier underpass, which places them right by the Highland Bowl and Deep Temerity lift.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
9 Mar. 2026
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Ideally, an overpass or underpass could be built to connect it to the center grounds, allowing other trails to link to the forest preserve, McDonald said.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
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Another allegedly was jailed for three days after officers pulled him and his friend over on their way to the beach for stopping about three inches over the limit line at an intersection.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Less than a minute later, an officer assigned to the race returned to the intersection -- and a police motorcycle raced to catch the four runners who were diverted, and send them back onto the course.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Cloverleaf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloverleaf. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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