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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
Since Wednesday, Bell has taken time off work, spending his days stacking sandbags along the road, trying to hold the water back from him and his neighbors.
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Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
The crash occurred at the intersection of Schoenherr and Utica roads.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
The team won’t wear its City Edition jerseys at home during the remainder of the first round, although road games haven’t been ruled out yet depending on its opponent’s uniform choices.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 21 Apr. 2026
The softball Jayhawks have one last homestand, against Iowa State and Wichita State, before ending the regular season on the road against Oklahoma State.
—Pj Green
april 21, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026
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Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
The crash occurred at the intersection of Schoenherr and Utica roads.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
The team won’t wear its City Edition jerseys at home during the remainder of the first round, although road games haven’t been ruled out yet depending on its opponent’s uniform choices.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 21 Apr. 2026
The softball Jayhawks have one last homestand, against Iowa State and Wichita State, before ending the regular season on the road against Oklahoma State.
—Pj Green
april 21, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for road
Noun
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Drivers heading back to their villages along coastal highways cheered each other, flashed victory signs and exchanged blessings.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Mingo Junction, a village a few miles down the highway, was recently used as the backdrop for a low-budget zombie movie.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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But at the bottom of a nearby hill, there is also a patch of woods that runs along an old railroad, just large enough, apparently, for a coyote to eke out a living.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Apr. 2026
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The victim had more than 60,000 followers on Instagram and posted a picture of herself standing on railroad tracks on Wednesday.—
David K. Li,
NBC news,
20 Apr. 2026
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Quié kept getting up, sitting down, calling out to people in the street, checking on the kitchen, and whipping out his phone to film promotional videos.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Parking on streets on the parade path will be impacted.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
20 Apr. 2026
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His missions involved strafing the German ground transportation system, including railways, roads and fuel depots, with on-board machine guns.—
Laura Ness,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2026
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Johnson waved to the cheering spectators who lined her eight-vehicle motorcade route from a railway station.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Apr. 2026
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Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said the attacks Thursday hit near the town’s industrial zone and outside a supermarket along Nabih Berri Avenue, a main thoroughfare lined with shops and residential buildings.—
Yarden Segev,
NBC news,
16 Apr. 2026
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The 44-year-old father from Honduras felt like his head was on a swivel, greeting the handful of shoppers that approached while also scanning the busy thoroughfare behind him.—
Wendi C. Thomas,
ProPublica,
15 Apr. 2026
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The labels bore a photo of the vast sea of blossoms that once carpeted the Valley, now clogged with crowded freeways.—
Laura Ness,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2026
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One of San Francisco's busiest freeways remained shut down Saturday, creating major traffic delays and dampening business for some local restaurants and shops.—
Da Lin,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2026
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The safety plan stipulated that these armed officers would conduct ride-along missions on bus routes with high crime rates.—
Lauren Victory,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Train 98, part of the Silver Meteor route between Miami and New York, was forced to stop near Jacksonville, leaving some passengers stuck onboard for extended periods.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 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,
20 Apr. 2026
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Neukgu was finally found and tranquilized on a hill near an expressway early Friday, after an hours-long search involving drones, police and emergency workers and veterinarians, according to city and zoo officials.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Road.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/road. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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