secondary road

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Recent Examples of secondary road Here's how to track snowplows in Michigan In Wayne County, road-clearing trucks first prioritize freeways, then move to county primary and secondary roads, subdivisions and gravel roads, in that order, Tomocik said. — Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 29 Jan. 2026 Public works crews are focusing on salting main and secondary roads, as plowing ice is ineffective. — Lucas Finton, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 27 Jan. 2026 Up in Wake County, main and secondary roads also remained covered with the white stuff, the latest updates showed. — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2026 Be especially mindful on bridges, overpasses, and secondary roads. — Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for secondary road
Recent Examples of Synonyms for secondary road
Noun
  • Video from the scene showed investigators methodically walking across freeway lanes looking for evidence as a river of morning commuters moved around the closure on side roads before getting back on the freeway.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
  • Residents feared those small streets would become side roads for drivers looking to avoid traffic on Mallard Creek Road.
    — Desiree Mathurin April 23, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Surveillance video shows a man identified as Ortiz following a woman down Park Avenue as the victim turned his SUV down a side street, according to the affidavit.
    — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • We were attacked by these kids with cameras in this little side street to the bar.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Bolanle rises above it all, taking the moral high road every time.
    — Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
  • In anticipation of high road traffic on game day, local officials will extend the closure of Tasman Drive.
    — Noe Padilla, USA Today, 28 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The background street gets wildly warped from distortion, and anything outside of the center suffers some detail loss.
    — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Waves of water sloshed onto the streets of South Florida earlier this week, flooding cars and soaking feet.
    — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The rear tire plays a different role from its conventional use on roads.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The trip to Seattle began a stretch of six road games in eight weeks.
    — Sam McDowell October 25, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • This photograph shows a sign of Swiss giant banking UBS at a branch in Zurich on March 4, 2026.
    — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Police and the El Paso, Texas, branch of the NAACP are condemning a group of people, possibly including youths, who were shown wearing Ku Klux Klan-style white robes and hoods in viral social media videos.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Those assurances preceded Machado’s dramatic reappearance Sunday at a Catholic church in Lara state and a journey across northern Venezuela that drew thousands of cheering supporters to highways and city streets.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The couple perished in an Oregon highway crash in November 2025.
    — Eric Mack , Bill Melugin, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026

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“Secondary road.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secondary%20road. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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