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Recent Examples of dual carriageway
Birmingham’s city council plans to cut street parking and is considering carving bike lanes out of dual carriageway roads.
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The Economist, 23 May 2020
The extraordinary footage of the white van grinding along the bridge rail Tony Hawk-style, going within inches of falling onto the dual carriageway below, happened in Burton-Upon-Trent, Staffordshire.
—Fox News, 16 July 2018
The Economist, 23 May 2020
The extraordinary footage of the white van grinding along the bridge rail Tony Hawk-style, going within inches of falling onto the dual carriageway below, happened in Burton-Upon-Trent, Staffordshire.
—Fox News, 16 July 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dual carriageway
Noun
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Getting Around Oslo With high road tolls and expensive, hard-to-find parking, driving in Oslo can quickly become a hassle, putting a damper on your weekend.—
David Nikel,
Forbes,
10 Oct. 2024
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The moral high road In an uncertain world with no clear answers, anger can be a north star.—
Allie Volpe,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
Noun
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The carp escaped into the Mississippi River, which has functioned as a superhighway to travel north.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
24 July 2025
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Obama doesn't get nearly enough flack for the NATO bombing campaign in Libya, one of the most short-sighted and memory-holed American military actions in history that had the twofer effect of destroying that entire country while also opening up a superhighway of mass immigration into Europe.—
Carlo Versano,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 June 2025
Noun
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The birthday festivities include a wide range of events, from neighborhood festivals, the closure of the A10 ring road and a grand parade of tall ships culminating in a big party on the actual anniversary date of October 27, 2025.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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The more adventurous explorers drive the ring road that circles the edge of the island.—
Jim Dobson,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Regular guy Arthur Dent, while trying to prevent his house from getting demolished in favor of a new motorway, gets launched into space when aliens similarly blow up the planet in favor of progress.—
Brian Boone,
Vulture,
18 June 2025
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Officials from the Canton of Solothurn said the walker noticed the brick fragments and stones near the motorway bridge along the A1 motorway in Luterbach, according to a May 20 Facebook post.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2025
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Some drove for hours to get there, while others simply walked in off the street.—
Rachel Pearson,
New Yorker,
13 July 2025
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Haunted by an incident in Boston several years earlier, Tim seems content to walk around the darkened streets, ensuring the town’s small businesses are locked and secured.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
13 July 2025
Noun
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In 2023, nearly 1,200 people died on freeways and interstates, which aren’t designed for pedestrians.—
Tanya Mohn,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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The interstate will reopen at 5 a.m. on July 21, with one lane to reopen along the corridor until 5 a.m. on July 23.—
Marina Johnson,
The Courier-Journal,
11 July 2025
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Although all the fashion buys might have captured your attention—don’t bypass the amazing activewear Prime Day deals.—
Kristina Rutkowski,
Vogue,
11 July 2025
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This enables them to: 1) bypass patents, 2) serve during shortages, and 3) personalize formulations.—
Sindhya Valloppillil,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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Tolls on two county bridges, the Rickenbacker and Venetian causeways, would increase by a dollar, to $3.25.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
11 July 2025
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However, the inhabitants of the island must always be prepared for a breach by the infected, so in a rite of passage, fathers take their pre-teen sons across the causeway to the mainland.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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“Dual carriageway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dual%20carriageway. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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