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as in highway
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
I think we should take one of the less congested roads
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Recent Examples of road
Tribal authorities had barricaded the roads for several weeks in 2023.
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Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 7 Aug. 2025
The road reconstruction allows SR 37 drivers to advance a signal-free trip from 116th Street to 146th, and removes stoplights on the cross streets.
—John Tuohy, IndyStar, 7 Aug. 2025
Despite what could be an uphill road ahead, Lakenen says WNMU is here to stay.
—Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 7 Aug. 2025
The Tigers split their series in the Battle Line Rivalry last season, routing Arkansas 83-65 on Jan. 18, 2025, and falling 92-85 on Feb. 22, 2025, in a road tilt.
—Andy Theobald, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2025
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Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 7 Aug. 2025
The road reconstruction allows SR 37 drivers to advance a signal-free trip from 116th Street to 146th, and removes stoplights on the cross streets.
—John Tuohy, IndyStar, 7 Aug. 2025
Despite what could be an uphill road ahead, Lakenen says WNMU is here to stay.
—Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 7 Aug. 2025
The Tigers split their series in the Battle Line Rivalry last season, routing Arkansas 83-65 on Jan. 18, 2025, and falling 92-85 on Feb. 22, 2025, in a road tilt.
—Andy Theobald, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for road
Noun
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Police found some helpful clues in a heap of trash that was tossed into the last bit of forest off of the highway between Antwerp and Brussels.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
8 Aug. 2025
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The doors are heavy which lends a feeling of security on the highway.—
Josh Max,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Once construction is completed, the railroad will need to do test runs to make sure everything is working well before service begins to Dyer and Munster.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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As America industrialized, and cities grew, and railroads crossed the nation, the people became more mobile.—
Stephen Kochersperger,
Hartford Courant,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Their new pairing follows a young street barber who is struggling to care for his mother with late-stage Alzheimer’s disease.—
Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
18 Aug. 2025
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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 railway station is a logistics hub for nearby oil infrastructure and is used to transport grain.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Aug. 2025
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Where to stay: Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge This grande dame property was originally built in the 1920s as part of the network of European-style railway hotels in Canada, shadowing the train’s expansion across the country.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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This weekend in metro Phoenix, drivers should plan for two ramp closures and one street closure associated with Valley freeway improvement projects, the Arizona Department of Transportation said.—
DAILY BRIEFING,
AZCentral.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Authorities are expecting heavy traffic along the detour route due to the freeway closure.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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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Homicide data from the Illinois State Police, which patrols the city’s expressways, also is not included here.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Aug. 2025
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At least two cars that had been submerged on the expressway were pulled from the floodwaters, a law enforcement official told CNN.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
31 July 2025
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“Road.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/road. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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