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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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In anticipation of high road traffic on game day, local officials will extend the closure of Tasman Drive to Lick Mill Boulevard.—
Noe Padilla,
USA Today,
28 Jan. 2026
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Unfortunately, there is no high road to take here when the president and the Republicans thrive in the ditch.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Whether from land or sea, visitors can witness what is essentially a whale-migration superhighway.—
Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Feb. 2026
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Those bogus images and videos spread not just on X, but also along other superhighways of falsehoods, notably the Meta platforms Instagram, Facebook and Threads, albeit with less engagement.—
James Warren,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Two sites inside of what had been the mall’s ring road are under consideration for the station, according to village documents.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Jan. 2026
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In an interview with ABC News, Ahmed Alla, 24, said he was stranded on the Paris ring road in September, out of gas and facing fines, when a motorcyclist stopped to assist him.—
Camilla Alcini,
ABC News,
16 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The traffic on the M1 motorway had come to a total standstill.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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He had been found in the snow by the motorway heading to the airport, and after his stomach had been pumped at Sabbatsberg Hospital he was taken to Beckomberga.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Ditch the gallery guide and let the city's alleys be your curator for some street art, from Central's technicolor to Tsuen Wan's factory facades turned art installations and the Asia Society Hong Kong Center's open-air exhibitions.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
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The chamber estimated that more than 100,000 spectators crowded the streets to celebrate the Year of the Horse.—
Staff report,
Daily News,
22 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The crash happened after the vehicle went off the right side of the interstate.—
Jesse Sarles,
CBS News,
21 Feb. 2026
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That involves the construction of express lanes over the existing interstate or to the side of it, the Observer previously reported.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Soon another death at Lake Norman hospital Less than a month after Savage died, Heider operated on Lynnette York of Charlotte, to convert a gastric sleeve to a full bypass.—
Amber Gaudet
Updated February 20,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Feb. 2026
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The Army Corps of Engineers is expected to begin working on the first section of a bypass channel connecting two sections of the Trinity River just north of downtown.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Feb. 2026
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Illustrations from the era show Malinche, serving as translator, as a central participant in Cortés’ epochal meeting with the Aztec emperor Moctezuma on Nov. 8, 1519, on a causeway leading to Tenochtitlán.—
Foreign Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2026
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Conceived as a modern tropical mansion visible to drivers crossing the causeway that connects Miami Beach to Miami, the house stood out for its tall columns flanked by nearly transparent white curtains from ceiling to floor, opening panoramically to the pool and Biscayne Bay.—
Sarah Moreno,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Dual carriageway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dual%20carriageway. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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