Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parkways
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Most highways close to Baltimore were down to bare pavement Monday, but some Western Maryland roadways were still covered in snow.—
Mike Hellgren,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026 -
Traveling by car along the highways that succeeded Route 66 still presents a deadly hazard — much more dangerous than need be.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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Several crashes have been reported across North Texas Wednesday morning, as roadways remain icy and hazardous following a winter storm that swept through the region this past weekend.—
Briauna Brown,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Life is starting to get back to normal in the Memphis area after a winter storm dumped several inches of sleet and snow across the Mid-South, closing schools and businesses and icing over roadways.—
Jack Armstrong,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
28 Jan. 2026
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On Friday, January 9th, protesters across Mashhad returned to Vakilabad Highway, one of the main boulevards in the city, to confront security forces.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2026
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An ambitious $150 million plan is underway to revitalize a 10-block stretch of Broad Street in Center City, aiming to elevate the Avenue of the Arts into a destination comparable to Chicago's Magnificent Mile, Paris' Champs-Élysées and other iconic urban boulevards.—
Madeleine Wright,
CBS News,
14 Jan. 2026
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Very cold air already in place will allow snow to accumulate quickly across the region, sticking to roads, bridges and untreated surfaces with little melting.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Some North Texas roads may still be hazardous into Thursday morning’s commute, even after ice melting Wednesday, officials with the National Weather Service in Fort Worth said.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Jan. 2026
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Earlier Saturday in Minneapolis, a federal immigration officer shot and killed a man, drawing hundreds of protesters onto the frigid streets and ratcheting up tensions in a city already shaken by another fatal shooting weeks earlier.—
Valerie Gonzalez,
Twin Cities,
25 Jan. 2026
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More than one thousand city workers are preparing to work around the clock to clear city streets once the snow starts to fall.—
Ryan Hughes,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 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,
26 Jan. 2026
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Some sections of expressways were also closed, Kihara said.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
8 Dec. 2025
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Most Costcos are on major thoroughfares.—
Terri Daxon,
Oc Register,
22 Jan. 2026
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Crews will treat major and minor thoroughfares first, which are the roads with the most lanes and carry the highest volume of traffic.—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Jan. 2026
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The water flows along the Santa Ana River where the district has a series of lakes at the 91 and 55 freeways that are perculation basins.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
16 Jan. 2026
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Thirty-two years ago, freeways fell, buildings flattened and local communities were reshaped forever by the earthquake.—
Jamie Yuccas,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Parkways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parkways. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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