Thesaurus results for RIGHT-OF-WAY

right-of-way

noun

ˌrīt-ə(v)-ˈwā

as in precedence

the right to one's attention before other things considered less important the bill for emergency aid was immediately granted right-of-way

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Recent Examples of right-of-way Placer County officials said the remaining $28 million not part of the construction contract would go to pay for right-of-way acquisition, environmental permits, a design consultant contract, relocation of PG&E power lines, county staff time and construction management. —

Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2026 This means the Purple Line will run alongside traffic or in a separate right-of-way, whereas the Metro is separated from cars and pedestrians. —

Mike Stunson, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026 The leading causes of crashes that resulted in injuries were failing to yield the right-of-way, or left-turn collisions, and failure to reduce speed, or rear-end collisions, the news release said. —

Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026 People could move around and play in the dry, open spaces between the trees, but, in the Wet Bio Oases, wooden platforms rose above dense plantings where insects and wildlife have right-of-way. —

Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for right-of-way

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Noun

As military expansion took precedence under Aurangzeb and the Mughal empire’s finances came increasingly under strain, architectural output would never again reach the same heights in scale or quality.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 Apr. 2026
There’s also a deeper layer around joint ventures and emotional bonds, where trust and reciprocity take precedence today.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026