as in side street
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Recent Examples of side road
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.
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Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 22 Jan. 2025
The side roads are not being paid attention to, with the city and the state concentrating most of their attention on the larger roads.
—Dale Ellis, arkansasonline.com, 10 Jan. 2025
On a side road, where hundreds of attendees parked their cars, a Tesla cybertruck sported two Trump flags on the back.
—Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 10 Oct. 2024
Near the Tennessee state line, crews were finally starting to reach side roads after clearing the main roads winding through switchbacks, but that brought a new set of challenges.
—Jeff Amy, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
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Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 22 Jan. 2025
The side roads are not being paid attention to, with the city and the state concentrating most of their attention on the larger roads.
—Dale Ellis, arkansasonline.com, 10 Jan. 2025
On a side road, where hundreds of attendees parked their cars, a Tesla cybertruck sported two Trump flags on the back.
—Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 10 Oct. 2024
Near the Tennessee state line, crews were finally starting to reach side roads after clearing the main roads winding through switchbacks, but that brought a new set of challenges.
—Jeff Amy, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for side road
Noun
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Its clifftop location gives a more isolated feel, and quiet seems to be only a side street away from the main piazza.—
Chloe Arrojado,
AFAR Media,
17 June 2025
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Listeners can hear peddlers calling out their wares, children singing in courtyards, band music echoing on side streets and immigrant voices drifting through Midtown Manhattan.—
Ella Jeffries,
Smithsonian Magazine,
16 June 2025
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Parker said most highways are in decent shape, and road crews will focus on frontage and secondary roads.—
Remington Miller,
arkansasonline.com,
11 Jan. 2025
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Black ice is expected to form, especially on secondary roads and areas with runoff from melting snow.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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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
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The moral high road In an uncertain world with no clear answers, anger can be a north star.—
Allie Volpe,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
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The homeowners association will require residents to park inside their garages to prevent the spillover of parking onto neighborhood streets, See said.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 June 2025
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Small blue and red Juneteenth flag with a star and the date June 19, 1865, waving in the wind at a street vendor's stall in front of shops on 125th Street in Harlem, New York...—
Nuri Kino,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 June 2025
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Think of it as a creditor wanting to get into a city and there are several roads to get into that city.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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The government urged residents to remain calm, head to the nearest safest place and to use main roads only when necessary.—
Alex Gangitano,
The Hill,
23 June 2025
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“Side road.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/side%20road. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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