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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
The Brudi Brothers came out of the box with basically no road experience, and there was a feeding frenzy a la ‘80s Seattle.
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Jem Aswad, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
In some areas, the roads were paved, while away from civilization they were topped with a layer of small stones.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Urban growth adds strain around river corridors and roads, but none of that makes COP17 a rescue mission.
—William Jones, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
There were also reports of roads icing over, making driving difficult in the region.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2025
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Jem Aswad, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
In some areas, the roads were paved, while away from civilization they were topped with a layer of small stones.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Urban growth adds strain around river corridors and roads, but none of that makes COP17 a rescue mission.
—William Jones, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
There were also reports of roads icing over, making driving difficult in the region.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for road
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,
9 Nov. 2025
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Newsom’s closure of that highway, where shrapnel actually fell on police vehicles, probably saved both lives and plenty of property damage.—
Thomas Elias,
Mercury News,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In the late 19th century, in the wake of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, Japanese immigrants began arriving in California in search of opportunity, enticed by the promise of employment with mining companies, agricultural producers, and railroads.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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In 1912 one-sixth of Oklahoma voters cast their ballots for Eugene Debs, a former railroad union leader, who ran for president on the Socialist Party (SP) ticket.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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The Philippines is one of Asia’s most flood-prone countries but this year it has also been mired in a massive corruption scandal involving flood control projects that have brought thousands of protesters out onto the streets.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Waymo has already mapped out portions of San Diego roads and highways and Nalavade said as early as next week, passersby may see a fleet of all-electric Zeekr RT minivans on area streets, further testing and assessing Waymo software.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Roads and railways have been damaged and power disrupted in several areas.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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The terminal operator aims to enhance the port’s capacity and capabilities with state-of-the-art container and liquid cargo-handling infrastructure, while strengthening multimodal connectivity with India’s major railways and inland infrastructure.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Nov. 2025
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Dior has opened its first boutique in Sweden on Stockholm’s Birger Jarlsgatan Avenue, the city’s top shopping thoroughfare, with brands including Chanel, Bottega Veneta, Moncler and a host of local high-end stores.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
7 Nov. 2025
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It is situated at the intersection of two long thoroughfares — one that runs north to south and a second that runs east to west — which might have been used as processional routes.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The wrong-way driver’s vehicle stopped under one of the semis in the freeway’s southbound toll lanes.—
Emerson Clarridge
Updated November 10,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Nov. 2025
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After picking up the pregnant woman with her other daughter, Susan suddenly had to stop on the 215 freeway after Alyssa started to give birth.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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This is your fastest route to real‑time rebooks and alerts.—
The Kim Komando Show,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Quilt Trails of the Tar and Roanoke Rivers As one of North Carolina’s most widespread routes, the Quilt Trails of the Tar and Roanoke Rivers encompasses seven counties.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Many American cars have their steering on the left side, the opposite of the standard right-side steering in Japan, where expressway tolls are on the right side, for instance.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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In response, a gunman sprayed Stanfa's car with automatic weapons during an ambush on the expressway, and although he wasn't hurt, his son Joseph was wounded in the head, per UPI.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Road.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/road. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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