shunpikes

plural of shunpike

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shunpikes
Noun
  • Nava’s patrol car became a memorial after it was parked at the corner of Ellis and 25th streets after his death.
    Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Nov. 2025
  • In September 2025, tens of thousands of young protesters poured into the streets of Kathmandu and stormed Nepal’s Parliament.
    MUHIB RAHMAN, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • How to prepare before strong winds approach Trim tree branches away from your house and power lines.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Local forecast updates are issued by regional NWS branches via the agency’s website and social media channels.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Suburbia offered the illusion of moral purity, deepening social segregation as highways allowed a quick access to and from the city centre.
    Fahad Zuberi, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Queens went 6-for-30 (20%) from deep and Winthrop wasn’t much better at 8-for-25 (32%), which meant most of the game was contested the old-fashioned way, via drives and rebounding and tough defense.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2025
  • To Chase’s point, the Bengals' defense did surrender 576 yards to the Bears, including four touchdowns and a field goal on six drives in the second half.
    Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • New York is a crossroads for them at the edge of the continent, like a traffic circle with east-west routes running along the ocean or north-south routes going up the harbor or to New Jersey.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The crossroads sustainable fashion now finds itself at could rebalance trust in green claims, giving companies with less genuine impact investment an easy way out, Allweiss says, and making space for the truly committed to step up and be properly acknowledged.
    Bella Webb, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Flash flooding currents are strong and can sweep drivers off roadways.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 8 Nov. 2025
  • The cause for the increase in these fatalities goes beyond driver distraction — such as phones and dashboard touch screens — and, according to the CDC, appears to be linked to the growing number of large, heavy vehicles like SUVs and to America’s penchant for complicated, high-speed roadways.
    Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Hydroplaning occurs when a vehicle begins to slide uncontrollably on wet roads.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Now the roads and sidewalks are open, and life is being breathed back into both the small business community and the city, Hoiosen told the Idaho Statesman.
    Rose Evans November 8, Idaho Statesman, 8 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • There were rows of records, stacks of photos and the original Midnite Jamboree stage where legends like Elvis Presley, Hank Williams, Patsy Cline and Garth Brooks once played.
    Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 10 Nov. 2025
  • The rows of souvenir shops selling 4-inch-tall plastic Oscar statuettes are not the permanent fate of Hollywood Boulevard.
    Oren Peleg, HollywoodReporter, 9 Nov. 2025
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“Shunpikes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shunpikes. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.

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