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Recent Examples of runway
Plucked from the label’s spring 2026 collection, the straight-off-the-runway dress featured a halter neckline, along with an A-line silhouette.
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Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 4 Jan. 2026
Her outfit on the runway is fun, but during her presentation, the editors cut out the music to give Michelle and Ru a chance to point and laugh at Discord’s clunky walk.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2026
Silva saw two fires on the runway that were quickly put out, and reported hearing similar detonations and planes flying low over Caracas for at least an hour.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 3 Jan. 2026
Aquaria, season 10 winner, echoes Velour’s thoughts, pinpointing a change in runway standards around 2017-2018.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 3 Jan. 2026
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Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 4 Jan. 2026
Her outfit on the runway is fun, but during her presentation, the editors cut out the music to give Michelle and Ru a chance to point and laugh at Discord’s clunky walk.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2026
Silva saw two fires on the runway that were quickly put out, and reported hearing similar detonations and planes flying low over Caracas for at least an hour.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 3 Jan. 2026
Aquaria, season 10 winner, echoes Velour’s thoughts, pinpointing a change in runway standards around 2017-2018.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 3 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for runway
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The details of the crash were also detailed in an incident report from the Aviation Safety Network, which alleged that the two-person glider crashed shortly after takeoff at the private airstrip and that the aircraft sustained substantial damage.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
28 Dec. 2025
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Earhart’s voyage was one of 20 transatlantic flights attempted from the town’s bucolic airstrip.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
21 Dec. 2025
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The unrest entered its 12th day with general strikes spreading across major commercial centers and street clashes intensifying, particularly in western Iran.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Similarly, drivers who routinely leave their vehicles on busy streets overnight are naturally more likely to have their cars damaged or stolen.—
Ethan M. Stone,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 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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If no shelter is available avoid trees, power lines, and the side of the road.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
10 Jan. 2026
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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.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Jan. 2026
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Schuster said the angle at which the landing area crosses the Fujian’s deck is only 6 degrees off center, compared with 9 degrees on the US carriers, limiting space between the landing strip and the forward two catapults.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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Radcliffe brought us down smoothly on an unpaved landing strip amid camel thorn and euphorbia trees, their foliage scorched by the elements.—
Aatish Taseer,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Oct. 2025
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The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Jan. 2026
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Protesters at times refused orders to disperse, sitting in the roadway.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Thomas missed a pullup three-pointer on Arkansas’ next possession, forward Nick Pringle came up with an offensive rebound, then Thomas missed a runner in the lane.—
Matt Byrne,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
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Sacramento State’s 6-foot-11, 270-pound senior craves the opportunity to devour defenders in the lane with post moves, or a pass to an open shooter after a double-team, or to thunder-dunk on the run as one regal finisher.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
8 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
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“Runway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/runway. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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