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as in highway
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
I think we should take one of the less congested roads
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Recent Examples of road
Grime and oil on the road surface mix with water to make the road slippery.
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Southern California Weather Report, Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
Fourteen states are facing budget deficits for the next fiscal year that threaten funding for schools, roads and services.
—Gordon Ebanks, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
Kelly recalls Weir driving around Marin County’s twisty roads after a fair bit of consumption.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2026
Both Bhat and Akestar say the images suggest India is prioritizing the construction of roads in the mountains.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 17 Feb. 2026
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Southern California Weather Report, Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
Fourteen states are facing budget deficits for the next fiscal year that threaten funding for schools, roads and services.
—Gordon Ebanks, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
Kelly recalls Weir driving around Marin County’s twisty roads after a fair bit of consumption.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2026
Both Bhat and Akestar say the images suggest India is prioritizing the construction of roads in the mountains.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for road
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Lamont, who tried unsuccessfully to convince legislators in 2019 and 2020 to approve electronic tolling on state highways, warned in November that Connecticut might need to curb borrowing for highway, bridge and rail repairs.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
5 Feb. 2026
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Many of those original roads have faded away, swallowed by high-speed highways or erased by suburban expansion.—
Josh Jackson,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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After failing as an entrepreneur in America, and after an interlude in Asia in an attempt (also failed) to build a railroad on the Vietnam-China border, Morès returned to France to pursue a political career as a populist leader and an antisemitic demagogue.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Feb. 2026
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Police closed roads near that intersection and the railroad.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
16 Feb. 2026
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Future work will explore outdoor scenarios, such as intersections and urban streets, where longer distances and more dynamic conditions introduce additional challenges.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Feb. 2026
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Nicole Kidman is batting 1,000 with her recent red-carpet and street style looks, but recently she's been outdoing herself with my favorite glam of her career.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
15 Feb. 2026
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The number is too close to the railway station, so everyone keeps calling for train times.—
Alice Burton,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2026
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Authorities stated that the railway was shut down temporarily so emergency response, fire suppression, vehicle removal and a full inspection of the tracks could take place.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
15 Feb. 2026
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Bass announced a new clean streets initiative to ‘accelerate beautification’ of major thoroughfares throughout the city.—
Noah Goldberg,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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The proposal for 1000 Silas Deane Highway in Wethersfield is the latest in a string of plans to convert the sprawling, 100,000-square-foot building for a use that reflects the town’s vision for creating more storefronts, restaurants and shops along a major thoroughfare in town.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
3 Feb. 2026
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The crackdown comes after a group of children on bicycles took over several lanes of a freeway earlier in January, and it was all caught on camera.—
Steve Large,
CBS News,
16 Feb. 2026
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As the 19th century turned into the 20th, hundreds of thousands of cows were living on hundreds of small dairy farms cast across the broad plain of what is now crowded with homes, streets, businesses and freeways.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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Residents who aren't participating gather at houses along the route to feast and dance.—
Carlie Procell,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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On Melrose Place in West Hollywood, Mona Seresht spotted a pink and orange Coco Robotics bot struggling through a flooded street on its delivery route.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 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,
16 Feb. 2026
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Of late, however, Aston seems to have found the expressway to automotive excellence, both in car design, drive experience, and artisanal craftsmanship.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Road.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/road. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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