side road

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Recent Examples of side road Are Shelby County Public Schools closed Dec. 15? Shelby County Public Schools announced Dec. 15 will be a nontraditional instruction day because of morning temperatures and side roads that remain snow-covered, according to a Facebook post. Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Dec. 2025 The permits merely involve the construction of some fencing along a side road at the former Oakland Army Base, where developer Phil Tagami’s harbor terminal is planned to be built. Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 11 Dec. 2025 However, side roads and secondary roads are still partially or fully covered, Ewing said. Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 2 Dec. 2025 Meanwhile, as Bunny is on his way to the scene of the accident, a mysterious vehicle forces his driver, Lamar (Zuri James), down a side road, into a hail of bullets from masked gunmen. Noel Murray, Vulture, 30 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for side road
Recent Examples of Synonyms for side road
Noun
  • The variance was needed because the addition will be only 3 feet from a side street off South Calumet Road.
    Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
  • There’s also one in Hollywood where Cafe Des Artistes used to be on that weird little side street.
    Eric Ducker, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Thousands of miles of secondary roads are still paved this way today.
    Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 2 Aug. 2025
  • Black ice is expected to form, especially on secondary roads and areas with runoff from melting snow.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Still, the street corner will remain the soul of his operation — and the music at the heart of it all.
    Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
  • QueenEr’Re was the second 11-year-old to be killed on the block since early 2023, the latest loss in an area already marked by streets named for Derrick Turnbow and Domonic Davis, whose young lives were also claimed by gun violence.
    Cameron Knight, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • There is a road closure at Kaw Drive and I-435 South.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Savanti Travel’s Rowan recalled a client, who was in Paris on a business trip, arriving late for an appointment after ChatGPT suggested a route that failed to account for road closures due to construction.
    Sydney Goh, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026

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“Side road.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/side%20road. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.

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