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Recent Examples of Synonyms for el
Noun
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Although not a major city, Pokrovsk sits on a key supply road and railroad that connect it with other military hubs in the area.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
27 June 2025 -
The project faces several challenges, including the need for capital investment and coordination with freight railroads that own much of the track used by MARC trains.—
Todd Karpovich,
Baltimore Sun,
26 June 2025
Noun
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Besides Karl and Johnny—boyfriends sharing a cold-water walk-up near the Third Avenue El, the elevated railway running north and south through Manhattan to and from the Bronx—Edna spends her social hours with artsy boys and girls connected to the Art Students League.—
John Birdsall
June 20,
Literary Hub,
20 June 2025
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In Darlington, the Skerne railway bridge, built by George Stephenson for the opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway, is billed as the world’s oldest railway bridge still in use for its original purpose.—
Carlton Reid,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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“El.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/el. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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