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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
During that time, the county received more than 4,000 road-rage calls.
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Rose Evans
updated March 3, Idaho Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026
However, the analysts cited a long road ahead for the sportswear giant's China business.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2026
Example of scam message seeking toll road payments.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Michael Ogrodnick with the Palm Beach Police Department said that the road will be closed due to recent events.
—Gershon Harrell, Sun Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2026
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Rose Evans
updated March 3, Idaho Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026
However, the analysts cited a long road ahead for the sportswear giant's China business.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2026
Example of scam message seeking toll road payments.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Michael Ogrodnick with the Palm Beach Police Department said that the road will be closed due to recent events.
—Gershon Harrell, Sun Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for road
Noun
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Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 2026
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Then last year came the discovery of Rancho Izaguirre, just 45 minutes down the highway, where bone fragments, clothing and other evidence indicated the cartel had been disposing of bodies.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Craddick, who did not have to give up her railroad commission seat to run for comptroller, pledged a top-to-bottom audit of state government and also leaned into conservative cultural themes, including opposition to DEI.—
Aarón Torres,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Abel praised several of Berkshire’s companies like Geico and Precision Castparts, but said that BNSF needs to improve significantly because its profits lag behind other railroads and its utilities need to deal with the risks associated with wildfire liabilities.—
Josh Funk,
Fortune,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Still, the street corner will remain the soul of his operation — and the music at the heart of it all.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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QueenEr’Re was the second 11-year-old to be killed on the block since early 2023, the latest loss in an area already marked by streets named for Derrick Turnbow and Domonic Davis, whose young lives were also claimed by gun violence.—
Cameron Knight,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
8 Mar. 2026
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For example, the Khatam al-Anbiya engineering firm has built refineries, a railway line, a dam, and a natural gas pipeline.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
9 Mar. 2026
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Ukrainian officials said that Russia also attacked four railway stations and other railway infrastructure in central Ukraine and port infrastructure in the southern Odesa region, setting on fire containers with vegetable oil and damaging a grain warehouse.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
7 Mar. 2026
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Touhy Avenue is a major east-west Chicago thoroughfare running from Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood to Elk Grove Village — and linking Lincolnwood, Skokie, Niles, Chicago's Edison Park neighborhood, Park Ridge, and Des Plaines.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Cinespace Studios Los Angeles is located in a bustling retail district on one of the Valley’s major thoroughfares, Victory Boulevard.—
Todd Longwell,
Variety,
4 Mar. 2026
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The program is a coordinated effort by SANDAG, Caltrans and other agencies to improve freeway, railroad and other forms of transportation in the region.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
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In fact, within weeks of taking the job, Franzen informally proposed building a tollway instead of a freeway that had been on the drawing board for 20 years.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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Accessibility The InterContinental has accessible routes, wheelchair-accessible rooms (with options for roll-in showers), and visual alarms, in addition to accessible parking, a pool hoist, braille signage, and accessible meeting rooms.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 Mar. 2026
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Still, a bigger headache for Beijing appears to be extensive conflict in the region and major disruptions to the Strait of Hormuz – a critical shipping route for crude from countries including Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
4 Mar. 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,
9 Mar. 2026
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This is especially true when traveling long distances away from expressways and major highways, where fast Tesla Superchargers are now common.—
Adam L. Neal,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Road.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/road. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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