cloverleaf

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Recent Examples of cloverleaf In the car, Simien groped the woman, stabbed her in the neck, choked her and beat her before raping her in the same cloverleaf section of I-80 and Madison, according to the District Attorney’s Office. Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 22 Feb. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for cloverleaf
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cloverleaf
Noun
  • Zilber developed Caledonia Corporate Park, which is just east of Interstate 94 at the County Highway K/Northwestern Avenue interchange.
    Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 31 July 2025
  • As part of the $130 million project, crews will rebuild the Interstate 264-Brownsboro Road interchange, widen Interstate 264 between Westport Road and I-71, and rebuild and widen the Brownsboro Road bridge over I-264, KYTC officials said in a July 7 statement.
    Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 29 July 2025
Noun
  • The construction on the new overpass will cause nighttime lane closures on Interstate 5, according to city officials.
    Ethan Wolin July 10, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2025
  • Some mourners also gathered on freeway overpasses to honor the 23-year-old, who joined the Navy in 2021 and became a warfare combatant boat crew member two years later.
    Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • The underpass has also been there for years but mostly ignored.
    John Tuohy, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
  • The truck could not make it under a nearby underpass and had to be routed an extra mile out of the way with congregants following on foot.
    Susan DeGrane, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • Protestors started from Metcalfe Park Community Bridges' rear lot and marched across the Pick 'n Save parking lot to the intersection of N. 36th Street and W. Meinecke Avenue.
    Sofia Joseph, jsonline.com, 18 July 2025
  • The intersection of energy and cost management, occupant health and operational efficiency becomes particularly critical during summer months.
    Sissi Liu, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025

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“Cloverleaf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloverleaf. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.

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