as in road
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
hair-raising tales of outlaws who ambushed coaches traveling the high roads
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Recent Examples of high road
Unfortunately, there is no high road to take here when the president and the Republicans thrive in the ditch.
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Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 11 Nov. 2025
And Microsoft embraced neutrality after heavy unionA Since the NLRB will be weak for quite a while but a new study by The Center for Work And Democracy at Arizona State University identifies workers can influence a high road economy that go beyond traditional collective bargaining.
—Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
But the former president didn’t stay on that high road for long.
—Howard Kurtz, Fox News, 2 Oct. 2024
The moral high road In an uncertain world with no clear answers, anger can be a north star.
—Allie Volpe, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 11 Nov. 2025
And Microsoft embraced neutrality after heavy unionA Since the NLRB will be weak for quite a while but a new study by The Center for Work And Democracy at Arizona State University identifies workers can influence a high road economy that go beyond traditional collective bargaining.
—Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
But the former president didn’t stay on that high road for long.
—Howard Kurtz, Fox News, 2 Oct. 2024
The moral high road In an uncertain world with no clear answers, anger can be a north star.
—Allie Volpe, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for high road
Noun
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County officials said the money would be used to repair roads, fix storm damage, maintain bridges and manage roadside vegetation.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
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Chart your own path through American history across the 33 miles of roads and 1,328 monuments on the battlefield, view hallowed ground from atop the Pennsylvania Memorial and see where President Abraham Lincoln gave his historic address at the Gettysburg National Cemetery.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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Lopez and Gonzalez, prosecutors said, would follow the victims and ambush them on the highway.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2026
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The same company that helped build highways and cities for a century is now helping build the backbone of the next industrial boom.—
Jay Woods,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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Visitors to New Castle, Delaware, are greeted by cobblestone streets, alleys, dense urbanism and rich history.—
Staff,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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During the four-month primary campaign, Raman offered withering critiques of Bass’ first term, saying the mayor failed to act with urgency on homelessness, apartment construction, street repairs and the exodus of entertainment jobs from the region.—
Noah Goldberg,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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Black California lives on freeway exits and underpasses, in tents and lean-tos.—
Zinzi Clemmons,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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The project is close to multi-family housing on Del Valle Street, between Ventura Boulevard and the freeway.—
Fielding Buck,
Daily News,
8 June 2026
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Garbage piles now choke nearly every Havana street corner, filling neighborhoods with stench, flies and rats as residents navigate improvised dumps outside homes, hospitals and busy thoroughfares.—
Andrea Rodríguez,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Today’s avant-gardistes are opening new addresses along rue Jean de La Fontaine, Auteuil’s main thoroughfare, that are helping reinvigorate the village while keeping its history and tradition close.—
Mary Winston Nicklin,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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Rutted migration routes, carved by the constant pounding of animal hooves, littered northern Pennsylvania.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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Today, visitors can walk the same route taken by marchers.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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After a brief pursuit that went off the expressway, the pickup truck hit an Illinois State Police squad car near 72nd Place near Stony Island Avenue, and then came to a stop.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
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Authorities shut down all lanes of the expressway as multiple law enforcement agencies, including the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, assisted on the scene.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2026
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The man had exited an ambulance that stopped to provide further treatment on the northbound carriageway between Weston-super-Mare and Clevedon while taking him to the hospital.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
2 Dec. 2025
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Photographs have shown large potholes on certain stretches and, at the scene, The Athletic was told that parts of the carriageway were so badly affected that ambulance drivers preferred to use only the fast (left) lane rather than crossing from one side to the other.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
4 July 2025
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“High road.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high%20road. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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