shunpikes

Definition of shunpikesnext
plural of shunpike
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Noun
  • First, there are the big-name athletes to find and woo into competing on the streets of the UK’s capital, then the pace-makers, the notable debutants, and the tantalising head-to-heads to create; there’s the hotel bookings, the visas, the flights, the prize money and even bonuses to ponder over.
    Liam Tharme, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The mayor’s signature program was in Echo Park and Venice this week, bringing inside more than 40 Angelenos and clearing eight RVs and trailers off the streets.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Things changed in 2015 when women could finally serve in combat in all branches, so lawyers started filing cases to overturn Rostker.
    Wendy Murphy, Boston Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Use them to dress up walls or decorate tree branches.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Expanding urbanization and the use of traditional lighting of buildings, highways and residential neighborhoods are blinding us to an eternal beauty.
    Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Behind her, more than thirty thousand drives were shelved in antistatic bags on metal racks.
    Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Consequently, 2025 saw many implement massive restructuring drives involving significant shifts both within beauty operations and across broader portfolios over the past year.
    Alex Wynne, Footwear News, 17 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • For centuries, these islands have been at the crossroads of empires, trade routes and cultures.
    Adam Pourahmadi, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
  • The multitude of water managers tasked with overseeing the drying Colorado River system stand at a dire crossroads.
    Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
  • This article, published by moving industry website moveBuddha, paints a scary picture for those of us who worry that Idaho’s capital city already seems like its roadways were designed for half its current population.
    Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 22 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Tying our long-term ability to fund roads exclusively to fuel consumption no longer reflects how Americans travel.
    Andrew Stasiowski, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Nearly every waterway in Cheboygan County has overflowed its banks, with Black Lake, the Cheboygan River and other waterways inundating docks, roads, yards and nearby homes.
    Sarah Brumfield, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Dense rows of Xs in the background suggest barbed wire.
    Ben Davis, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Since Tuesday, John Hurff has been inspecting the rows of peach trees at Schober's Orchards and Farm Market in Monroeville.
    Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Shunpikes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shunpikes. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.

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