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Recent Examples of railways
India’s railways and power utilities are undergoing aggressive reform and receiving heavy state support, with the government doubling down on capital spending.
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Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 16 Mar. 2026
The history, the old buildings and hidden railways and factories and all that.
—Paul Edward Parker, The Providence Journal, 13 Mar. 2026
Daily train service will also resume at the border town of Dandong in China to Pyongyang, China's railways authority announced.
—ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026
Over the years, the cemetery has been impacted multiple times due to construction of roadways and railways, including the highway construction in the 1980s and 1990s.
—Dallas Morning News, 31 Jan. 2026
It's rated for everyone ages 8 and up and sees up to five players compete to dominate the railways of early 20th century America by claiming routes.
—Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
Since the dawn of time, the romance of railways has seduced poets, spellbound novelists, and dealt directors the perfect hand for capturing fleeting friendships, illicit affairs, and all manner of crimes and capers.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Jan. 2026
Roads and Railways The government has led the push for infrastructure capital expenditure through the roads and railways sectors, both of which are expected to receive higher allocations in the budget.
—Ashutosh Joshi, Bloomberg, 28 Jan. 2026
For now, millions of passengers continue to rely on the unseen armies of drivers, engineers and technicians who keep high-speed railways running safely.
—Ben Jones, CNN Money, 26 Jan. 2026
Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 16 Mar. 2026
The history, the old buildings and hidden railways and factories and all that.
—Paul Edward Parker, The Providence Journal, 13 Mar. 2026
Daily train service will also resume at the border town of Dandong in China to Pyongyang, China's railways authority announced.
—ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026
Over the years, the cemetery has been impacted multiple times due to construction of roadways and railways, including the highway construction in the 1980s and 1990s.
—Dallas Morning News, 31 Jan. 2026
It's rated for everyone ages 8 and up and sees up to five players compete to dominate the railways of early 20th century America by claiming routes.
—Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
Since the dawn of time, the romance of railways has seduced poets, spellbound novelists, and dealt directors the perfect hand for capturing fleeting friendships, illicit affairs, and all manner of crimes and capers.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Jan. 2026
Roads and Railways The government has led the push for infrastructure capital expenditure through the roads and railways sectors, both of which are expected to receive higher allocations in the budget.
—Ashutosh Joshi, Bloomberg, 28 Jan. 2026
For now, millions of passengers continue to rely on the unseen armies of drivers, engineers and technicians who keep high-speed railways running safely.
—Ben Jones, CNN Money, 26 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for railways
Noun
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Also keep in mind the longer ride times because Waymo currently doesn’t take expressways and sticks to surface roads.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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As a growing Waxhaw sees more congestion on the town’s roads, upcoming traffic projects have the potential to smooth out daily commutes.—
March 26,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Now most of the great passenger railroads have withered and died, and they have been replaced by Amtrak, which has mammoth troubles of its own.—
Rafaela Jinich,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2026
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This wasn’t just a union of railroads, however.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Railways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/railways. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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