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Recent Examples of railroad
From railroads to telecoms to energy, industries with concentrated wealth and technical expertise have usually succeeded in bending rules to their favor.
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Paulo Carvão, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The museum’s exhibits tell the story of the grist mill, town, and railroad.
—Tykesha Spivey Burton, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
The year that mother died, 1869, was the one when the transcontinental railroad linked us to the rest of the world.
—Robert Easton, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2025
The accident happened on a relatively flat, old railroad bed, Shaver said, and not in one of the areas of the park with more steep terrain.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
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Paulo Carvão, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The museum’s exhibits tell the story of the grist mill, town, and railroad.
—Tykesha Spivey Burton, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
The year that mother died, 1869, was the one when the transcontinental railroad linked us to the rest of the world.
—Robert Easton, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2025
The accident happened on a relatively flat, old railroad bed, Shaver said, and not in one of the areas of the park with more steep terrain.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for railroad
Noun
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Of course, other corporations have been down a similarly troubled road in recent years.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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The Bobcats went on the road Thursday night and struggled in the second half in a 38-21 loss against Lewisville at Max Goldsmith Stadium.—
Cody Thorn,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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At least 15 people have been killed and 18 were injured after a funicular railway in Lisbon, Portugal, derailed on Wednesday.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Maintenance for the railway has been outsourced to an external contractor since 2011 and has been handled by MAIN - Maintenance Engineering since 2022.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Railroad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/railroad. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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