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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 water pressure then causes the vehicle to rise and slide on a thin layer of water between the tires and the road, making the driver lose control.
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2025
An ongoing government shutdown means the Fed is missing key data, inflation remains stubbornly high and the labor market shows signs of cooling – all signs pointing to a murky road forward for Fed officials.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
The hurricane’s winds destroyed homes, roads and toppled trees across its path.
—Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
The town’s narrow roads are now cluttered with metal roof panels, slabs of concrete, and all kinds of trash that the water brought in.
—Devon Sayers, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2025
An ongoing government shutdown means the Fed is missing key data, inflation remains stubbornly high and the labor market shows signs of cooling – all signs pointing to a murky road forward for Fed officials.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
The hurricane’s winds destroyed homes, roads and toppled trees across its path.
—Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
The town’s narrow roads are now cluttered with metal roof panels, slabs of concrete, and all kinds of trash that the water brought in.
—Devon Sayers, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for road
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Future of eVTOLs In the longer term, Goldstein sees a future where eVTOLs are ubiquitous in the skies above American cities, flying in designated, but invisible, sky highways to ensure safety.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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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,
25 Oct. 2025
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The tracks Brightline trains run on were already the deadliest stretch of railroad in the nation in the 1980s and ‘90s, long before Brightline began running on them, according to federal data.—
Daniel Rivero,
Miami Herald,
30 Oct. 2025
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With an energetic local fanbase, the busyness belies its location — near railroad tracks and a dusty surface parking lot.—
Kathryn Streeter,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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During the riots, Hamida witnesses a girl paraded naked on the streets.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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City officials estimated the revenue from Disney parks attendance and parking would generate $108 million to $164 million annually toward the city’s day-to-day operations, such as providing police and fire services, operating libraries and maintaining city streets.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
29 Oct. 2025
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The railway advises visitors to be well-equipped with proper clothing and gear and to be prepared for emergencies.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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From mid-October until mid-May, the railway carries visitors to a lower point, Waumbek Station at 4,000 feet, instead of continuing to the summit.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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Violette_FR’s new London home has large windows and a separate entrance facing Carnaby Street, the historic shopping thoroughfare that’s crowded with locals and tourists alike.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
26 Oct. 2025
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Macy’s chose China Grove for the facility due to its position in the Southeast near major thoroughfares, enabling faster, more efficient service to millions of customers.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Sourcing Journal,
20 Oct. 2025
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The city is home to endless freeways, not-great public transportation, dry air and hard water, clout-chasing name-droppers, oppressive wellness culture, and $20 status smoothies (which are delicious, sorry to say).—
Rachel Brodsky,
Rolling Stone,
3 Nov. 2025
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For Travis Lyon, a member of the Alpine Community Planning Group, an ongoing lack of park space in Alpine means taking his kids down the freeway to Santee Lakes or Pine Valley.—
Hannah Elsmore,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Nov. 2025
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Tyrick Mitchell and Daniel Munoz are much better at providing the low delivery on the run, while Borna Sosa, trying the aerial route, kept finding the heads of Fredrikstad players in the first leg.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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The Center assigns them to specific flight routes and schedules where scientists think in-situ data would improve the forecasts as much as possible.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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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 5 Nov. 2025.
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