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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
They can occasionally be found crossing roads between bodies of water, usually on rainy nights, according to the University of Florida's Florida Museum.
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
The roads that will close are: William Howard Taft Road between Torrence Parkway and East McMillan Street.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 23 Aug. 2025
East 10th Street closed in Kansas City There is a road closure at East 10th Street and I-70 East.
—Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2025
Moving forward, Max is taking the lessons of the road to the album’s creation and shutting out outside voices who try to steer her away from her creative instincts.
—Chris Malone Méndez, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2025
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
The roads that will close are: William Howard Taft Road between Torrence Parkway and East McMillan Street.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 23 Aug. 2025
East 10th Street closed in Kansas City There is a road closure at East 10th Street and I-70 East.
—Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2025
Moving forward, Max is taking the lessons of the road to the album’s creation and shutting out outside voices who try to steer her away from her creative instincts.
—Chris Malone Méndez, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for road
Noun
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Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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The two head down the highway, sitting side-by-side in Muñeco’s massive 18-wheeler.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
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Union Pacific is calling this merger the nation’s first truly transcontinental railroad, although for practical purposes, the first complete rail connection was completed 156 years ago.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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The railroad operates 42 locomotives throughout California, and plans to market the trains to other companies, which collectively run another 260 throughout the state.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Trump maintains the ability to have National Guard troops and federal agencies continue to patrol city streets beyond his federalization of the Metropolitan Police Department.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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Cause of crash is being investigated Videos of the accident show the carriage toppled to its side and crashed into a building on the steep and narrow street, with parts of the streetcar crumpled.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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At least 15 people have been killed and 18 were injured after a funicular railway in Lisbon, Portugal, derailed on Wednesday.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Maintenance for the railway has been outsourced to an external contractor since 2011 and has been handled by MAIN - Maintenance Engineering since 2022.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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Brad Templeton Starting Aug 26, Waymo robotaxis will be allowed to drive on San Francisco’s main thoroughfare, Market Street, which was closed to private car traffic in 2020.—
Brad Templeton,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Other strategies, like speed cushions, could take time to make it to 3rd Avenue because the street is a collector street, or a road that connects local roads with high-traffic thoroughfares.—
Craig Shoup,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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Thousands of protesters took to the streets in response, blocking off a major freeway and setting self-driving cars on fire as law enforcement used tear gas, rubber bullets and flash bangs to control the crowd.—
OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
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Bates' car swerved off the freeway and came to a rest in a culvert, police said.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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On fourth-and-12, Weaver bought time in the pocket before finding Gabriel Bess uncovered on a wheel route out of the backfield for a 28-yard touchdown to put Heritage up 23-14 at halftime.—
Jordan Neal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Sep. 2025
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From 2021 to 2022, Austin Ekeler ran a position-high 734 routes, saw 196 targets and caught 157 passes for 1,209 receiving yards.—
Jacob Robinson,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 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,
2 Sep. 2025
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Aerial view of Seoul downtown city skyline with vehicle on expressway and bridge cross over Han river in Seoul city, South Korea.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Road.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/road. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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