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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That’s the road in a banana republic to high or even hyperinflation.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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The wildfires burning tens of thousands of acres in the South have destroyed homes, prompted evacuations and closed major roads.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Route 66 became official when the country adopted the numbered highway system in November of that year.—
Audrey Pachuta,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Mexican authorities last summer found 20 bodies, including several that were decapitated and four that were left hanging from a bridge over a highway, that appeared to be victims of a turf war between the Chapitos and rival Sinaloa faction La Mayiza.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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On election night, thousands celebrated in the streets, waving flags and blasting music written by Orbán’s outspoken critics.—
Alexandra Levy,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 May 2026
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That might mean a heavy-duty old-school wooden door with a stained finish or a high-gloss paint color that stands out from the street.—
Amy Panos,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 May 2026
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That story suggests that slamming is less an anomaly of the Big Easy than the latest flowering of a particularly American tradition—one that began, as so many things do, on a California freeway.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Runway 29 also has the least buffer between it and the freeways that ring Newark Liberty Airport.—
Jeff Capellini,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
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Some of these thoroughfares are decidedly more visit-worthy than others, and USA Today recently deemed one main street the best in the county.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Apr. 2026
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Her house sits on Palmer Road, a busy thoroughfare.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
22 Apr. 2026
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First signed in 2023 and renewed for another three years with this latest commitment, the agreement solidifies the ports’ commitment to decarbonization and digitization along the trans-Pacific route, one of the world’s busiest container lanes.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Footwear News,
28 Apr. 2026
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The journey began in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where Doocy explored local attractions, met with artists and highlighted the city’s deep ties to the famed route.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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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,
4 May 2026
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This includes multilane expressways where cars speed alongside, and in some cases above, the water.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 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 8 May. 2026.
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