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Recent Examples of secondary road
Black ice is expected to form, especially on secondary roads and areas with runoff from melting snow.
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
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
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
Although the current forecast is not expected to cause major travel impacts, secondary roads and overpasses will likely be impacted across Middle Tennessee Monday evening and into the night, said the weather service.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Jan. 2025
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
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
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
Although the current forecast is not expected to cause major travel impacts, secondary roads and overpasses will likely be impacted across Middle Tennessee Monday evening and into the night, said the weather service.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for secondary road
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There is no turning back, no compromise, no side road.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2026
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Officials stress patience as crews clear side streets While going around parts of the South Hills neighborhoods, it was seen that main roads were in good shape, but side roads were a problem.—
Andy Sheehan,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2026
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On the other hand, South Pasadena has over the years driven me nuts — along with many other motorists — by forcing me to drive through six miles of side street traffic from San Gabriel, Rosemead or Montebello to reach Pasadena.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2026
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South of International, the project would have detoured to a side street to ferry riders and pedestrians all the way to BART’s Coliseum Station.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
16 Mar. 2026
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In anticipation of high road traffic on game day, local officials will extend the closure of Tasman Drive to Lick Mill Boulevard.—
Noe Padilla,
USA Today,
28 Jan. 2026
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Unfortunately, there is no high road to take here when the president and the Republicans thrive in the ditch.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
11 Nov. 2025
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Quié kept getting up, sitting down, calling out to people in the street, checking on the kitchen, and whipping out his phone to film promotional videos.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Parking on streets on the parade path will be impacted.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
20 Apr. 2026
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Before hitting the road with Zach Brown in 2019, White — who was 35 years old at the time — was diagnosed with a rare brain condition called arteriovenous malformation (AVM).—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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Lionsgate‘s Michael Jackson biopic Michael, after additional shoots, will not ease down the road but rather boogie this weekend with what’s expected to be a $150 million start at the global box office.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
21 Apr. 2026
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The islands are home to a very conservative branch of Calvinism which believes deeply in the Sabbath.—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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She’s assisted by Dakota (Whitney Peak), the film’s other, younger heroine, who at one point makes her way over a floating rooftop and rickety branches, improvising the acrobatics of survival.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2026
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Drivers heading back to their villages along coastal highways cheered each other, flashed victory signs and exchanged blessings.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Mingo Junction, a village a few miles down the highway, was recently used as the backdrop for a low-budget zombie movie.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Secondary road.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secondary%20road. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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