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Recent Examples of runway
Cropped at the waist with a collarless neckline, this style can be worn as a top sans anything underneath or layered over a tank or thin sweater with dark denim flares and ballerina flats completing a runway-worthy look.
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Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
But during major sporting events like this one, hundreds of private jets descend on Engadin Airport, home of Europe’s highest paved runway.
—Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Feb. 2026
Ceretti, who wore a white dress, displayed the same model gait as she's used in runway shows.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Feb. 2026
Models strutted down a runway in the colors of the Italian flag – a tribute to the late designer Giorgio Armani.
—Pien Huang, NPR, 6 Feb. 2026
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Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
But during major sporting events like this one, hundreds of private jets descend on Engadin Airport, home of Europe’s highest paved runway.
—Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Feb. 2026
Ceretti, who wore a white dress, displayed the same model gait as she's used in runway shows.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Feb. 2026
Models strutted down a runway in the colors of the Italian flag – a tribute to the late designer Giorgio Armani.
—Pien Huang, NPR, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for runway
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In June, when the state transformed the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport airstrip in the middle of Big Cypress National Preserve, FEMA had estimated that each detainee bed would cost $245 per day, for a total of $450 annually.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
6 Feb. 2026
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This 2004 shingled contemporary has a heated six-car garage readily convertible into an event space, as well as an airstrip, Lake Champlain frontage, and a guest apartment.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
20 Jan. 2026
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In a first-of-its-kind event for NASCAR, all three national series will travel to Southern California and race on the streets of Naval Base Coronado, the island facility across the bay from downtown San Diego.—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Oval holes in the walls once held lamps to light the street after dark.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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This dimension of the work was heightened by its site, a former helicopter landing field on an old NATO base, given over to the Autostrada Biennale in 2014 as part of a process of demilitarization in the aftermath of the Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s and Kosovo’s declaration of independence in 2008.—
Joanna Warsza,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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The teens were evaluated by medical personnel at a landing field before they were released, rescuers said.—
Brooke Baitinger,
Sacbee.com,
26 June 2025
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Surrounded by vast desert, the long and windy road that leads to Nancy Guthrie’s home in the Catalina Foothills is dotted with prickly cacti and attractive houses.—
Amanda Musa,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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This combination of road salt and brine helps to prevent the snow and ice from bonding to the pavement, keeping roads from getting too slick and causing car accidents.—
Molly Burford,
Southern Living,
3 Feb. 2026
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Without concerted effort, areas like kitchen counters and bathroom sinks can easily turn into landing strips for everything from setting spray to immersion blenders, Bergman explains.—
Caroline Lubinsky,
Martha Stewart,
29 Jan. 2026
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The jungle quickly swallowed the little landing strip used by the small planes on their weekly visits, but the banana boats continued to resupply the almost sixty men for some time.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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In Eastport on Monday, neighbors took advantage of sunny weather to break up chunks of ice left in the roadway.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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Law enforcement tracked him down after he was spotted on a roadway.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC news,
3 Feb. 2026
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Texas Christian University Horned Frogs guard Olivia Miles (5) drives to the lane past Houston Cougars guard TK Pitts (0) during the first half at Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, February 4, 2026.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Within that logistics hub, a $20 million three-lane bridge will connect the BNSF intermodal facility and Alliance’s container depot.—
Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Feb. 2026
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Bass announced a new clean streets initiative to ‘accelerate beautification’ of major thoroughfares throughout the city.—
Noah Goldberg,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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The proposal for 1000 Silas Deane Highway in Wethersfield is the latest in a string of plans to convert the sprawling, 100,000-square-foot building for a use that reflects the town’s vision for creating more storefronts, restaurants and shops along a major thoroughfare in town.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Runway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/runway. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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