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Recent Examples of ring road
The 58-acre site and its 15-acre ring road are expected to be listed for sale in early 2026.
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Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Indeed, while many visitors like to take in the otherworldly sights of this mystical country by driving its ring road, the best, and easily most relaxing way, is to explore everything Iceland has to offer by sea.
—Jeri Clausing, AFAR Media, 7 Aug. 2025
The birthday festivities include a wide range of events, from neighborhood festivals, the closure of the A10 ring road and a grand parade of tall ships culminating in a big party on the actual anniversary date of October 27, 2025.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
In addition to passing through different parts of the city, the route led them through suburban regions within London's M25 ring road.
—New Atlas, 11 Apr. 2025
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Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Indeed, while many visitors like to take in the otherworldly sights of this mystical country by driving its ring road, the best, and easily most relaxing way, is to explore everything Iceland has to offer by sea.
—Jeri Clausing, AFAR Media, 7 Aug. 2025
The birthday festivities include a wide range of events, from neighborhood festivals, the closure of the A10 ring road and a grand parade of tall ships culminating in a big party on the actual anniversary date of October 27, 2025.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
In addition to passing through different parts of the city, the route led them through suburban regions within London's M25 ring road.
—New Atlas, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ring road
Noun
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Taylor Swift talked about caring for her father after his quintuple bypass surgery last summer.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
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Unlike traditional high-bypass turbofan engines, open-fan designs feature exposed fan blades, allowing for larger diameters with lower aerodynamic drag.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Just ask DePaul-area resident Janice Hughes, who claims she was rear-ended by a Coco robot while raking the parkway in front of her home.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
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The parkway’s roadside services—think roadside hotels, restaurants, gas stations, and gift shops—close in September and don’t reopen until June.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Birmingham’s city council plans to cut street parking and is considering carving bike lanes out of dual carriageway roads.—
The Economist,
The Economist,
23 May 2020
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The extraordinary footage of the white van grinding along the bridge rail Tony Hawk-style, going within inches of falling onto the dual carriageway below, happened in Burton-Upon-Trent, Staffordshire.—
Fox News,
Fox News,
16 July 2018
Noun
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Temperatures may dip below 10° outside of the beltway and low to mid-teens across the immediate metro.—
Steven Sosna,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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In recent days, as Netflix became an increasingly serious contender to take over the storied, century-old studio home to the The Wizard of Oz, Casablanca, and The Lord of the Rings, the service faced pushback both within Hollywood’s 30-mile zone and inside the Washington beltway.—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
5 Dec. 2025
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Duffy was last seen on October 17, 2019, walking away from her Main Street apartment.—
Sarah Dahlberg,
NBC news,
11 Feb. 2026
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Some downtown business owners are concerned that residents aren’t aware Main Street is open.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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At least 25 vehicles were involved in the crash and 20 others got stuck on the interstate, authorities said.—
Lauren Linder,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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The truck crossed the interstate and ended up on the opposite side.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Those bogus images and videos spread not just on X, but also along other superhighways of falsehoods, notably the Meta platforms Instagram, Facebook and Threads, albeit with less engagement.—
James Warren,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Jan. 2026
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But it was actually set in motion a year ago, when the Midcontinent Independent System Operator – the power grid operator for the central United States – approved a suite of projects to build a transmission superhighway across the upper Midwest.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
11 Dec. 2025
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He had been found in the snow by the motorway heading to the airport, and after his stomach had been pumped at Sabbatsberg Hospital he was taken to Beckomberga.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Leeds United’s home, nestled by the side of the M621 motorway around the edges of the city, looks tired in places.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Ring road.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ring%20road. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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