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as in highways
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 roads
Three people were killed and one injured in three vehicle crashes on Arkansas roads on Wednesday and Friday, according to preliminary police reports.
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Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2025
The combination of snow and strong winds is expected to reduce visibility, create slick and icy roads—particularly on bridges and overpasses—and potentially down trees or branches.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Landscaping crews zipped along cemetery roads around in carts as sprinklers shot water across green lawns.
—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
The two-door sports a streamlined, boxy design that has, unfortunately, all but disappeared from today’s roads.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2025
Umbria is also great for active travelers, with miles of bikeable roads and beautiful natural parks for hiking.
—John Skelton, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
Ahead of the protest, the government suspended mobile internet service in the capital and cordoned off major roads with shipping containers to keep protesters out.
—NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
Hydroplaning is the term for when a vehicle begins sliding uncontrollably on wet roads.
—Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025
While Anderson looks to provide service for former Barcelona striker Vitor Roque, who has 12 league goals in 25 games, all roads in Flamengo lead to Giorgian de Arrascaeta.
—Jack Bantock, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2025
The combination of snow and strong winds is expected to reduce visibility, create slick and icy roads—particularly on bridges and overpasses—and potentially down trees or branches.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Landscaping crews zipped along cemetery roads around in carts as sprinklers shot water across green lawns.
—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
The two-door sports a streamlined, boxy design that has, unfortunately, all but disappeared from today’s roads.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2025
Umbria is also great for active travelers, with miles of bikeable roads and beautiful natural parks for hiking.
—John Skelton, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
Ahead of the protest, the government suspended mobile internet service in the capital and cordoned off major roads with shipping containers to keep protesters out.
—NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
Hydroplaning is the term for when a vehicle begins sliding uncontrollably on wet roads.
—Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025
While Anderson looks to provide service for former Barcelona striker Vitor Roque, who has 12 league goals in 25 games, all roads in Flamengo lead to Giorgian de Arrascaeta.
—Jack Bantock, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roads
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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 Nov. 2025
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Suburbia offered the illusion of moral purity, deepening social segregation as highways allowed a quick access to and from the city centre.—
Fahad Zuberi,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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At the time, the STB ended up approving that $31 billion takeover largely due to the small size of KCS, with the merging companies remaining the smallest of the Class I North American railroads.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
31 Oct. 2025
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Such fusion dishes reflect the country’s large Chinese population, a migration that began in the 19th century, when Chinese workers came to Peru to build the railroads.—
Ryan Knighton,
AFAR Media,
31 Oct. 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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Los Angeles — Thousands of fans lined the streets of downtown Los Angeles for a second year in a row to celebrate another Dodgers’ World Series victory.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
4 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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The project area is about a quarter-mile from where Highway 50 carves northeast through Rancho Cordova, and from the intersection of Folsom and Sunrise boulevards, two of the city’s major thoroughfares.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
3 Nov. 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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The two battleground districts are linked by freeways on either side of the valley.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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New York is a crossroads for them at the edge of the continent, like a traffic circle with east-west routes running along the ocean or north-south routes going up the harbor or to New Jersey.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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Offensive coordinator Joe Brady and Allen had to hocus pocus their way through the receiver deficiencies with screens and other short-distance routes, but James Cook, the tight ends and offensive line delivered ample force.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Intelligent highway, city, and parking capabilities At the core of this technology is High-speed Navigation Cruise Assist, which allows the SUV to easily handle national highways, urban expressways, and ring roads.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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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,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Roads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roads. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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