side road

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Recent Examples of side road The side roads will be closed as well, plus there will be additional vehicle barricades and checkpoints throughout the Quarter. Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 7 Apr. 2025 Troopers later located the BMW on the side roads in Fairfield and were able to follow the vehicle from a distance. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 Feb. 2025 The truck turned east off the highway onto a side road and was eventually pulled over by a deputy at the end of East Pine Street. Max Silverson, Idaho Statesman, 14 Feb. 2025 While sunlight melted snow in some areas on Wednesday, some school districts noted rural and side roads were still ice- and slush-covered in their announcements. Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 22 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for side road
Recent Examples of Synonyms for side road
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
  • Thousands of miles of secondary roads are still paved this way today.
    Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 2 Aug. 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
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
  • Carlsbad is considering lowering speed limits to improve safety on local streets, a change already underway in nearby Encinitas and in San Diego.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 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
  • Digital twins also allow the assistant to integrate real-time data from GPS, traffic updates, weather reports, and road sensors.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 7 Aug. 2025

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

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