secondary road

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Recent Examples of secondary road As of Tuesday morning, crews spread 1.8 million gallons of brine on hundreds of miles of interstates, highways and secondary roads, Stein said. Joe Marusak and, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2025 Travel is strongly discouraged, but if necessary, drivers are urged to slow down, maintain extra distance between vehicles, and exercise caution on bridges, overpasses, and secondary roads. Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025 On Saturday, officials in northern Alabama said schools could remain closed Monday if ice doesn't melt off secondary roads. Sara Cline and Ben Finley The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 13 Jan. 2025 Taking secondary roads with lower speed limits or postponing travel during squall warnings are advised. Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for secondary road
Recent Examples of Synonyms for secondary road
Noun
  • How fast a vehicle can go from zero to 60 miles per hour is a bragging point for manufacturers trying to sell vehicles Motorists who access State Route 109, often from side roads from a growing number of home developments in Lebanon and Wilson County, are also taking note.
    Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
  • Many side roads in Louisville remain slick in the aftermath of two snow storms last week.
    Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • There is no sign outside, just two purple lights on a quiet Over-the-Rhine side street, giving it the feel of a 1920s speakeasy.
    Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 31 July 2025
  • Gephart said the police have been flooded with complaints from residents for nearly two years that guests at the mosque and brewery park on side streets, take spots from homeowners or their visitors, block driveways or, near King Jugg, create disturbances.
    John Tuohy, IndyStar, 23 July 2025
Noun
  • Getting Around Oslo With high road tolls and expensive, hard-to-find parking, driving in Oslo can quickly become a hassle, putting a damper on your weekend.
    David Nikel, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
  • The moral high road In an uncertain world with no clear answers, anger can be a north star.
    Allie Volpe, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Noun
  • Meanwhile, eerie creatures lurk in the city streets, waiting.
    Marta Balaga, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Just In Time, the Bobby Darin bio-musical starring Jonathan Groff, was the street’s priciest option, with an average ticket price of $231.84, followed by Hamilton at $207.65.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • And because of the powertrain’s development, the engineers on the Formula E team can now feed data back to the road car programme in Nissan’s Japan headquarters.
    Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Despite what could be an uphill road ahead, Lakenen says WNMU is here to stay.
    Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The pair sits on the same branch, looking around and scratching.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Taylor Nation, an official branch of the pop superstar’s marketing team, posted a series of photos from the Eras Tour where Swift is perhaps not-so-coincidentally wearing orange in every shot.
    Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Bus riders bake on unsheltered streets and homeless people seek refuge under highway overpasses.
    Sam Bloch August 8, Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Neither person in the vehicle was injured, and the eastbound lane of the highway was closed for over an hour.
    Sam Gillette, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025

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“Secondary road.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secondary%20road. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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