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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On weekday mornings, when pedestrians would activate the signal during rush hour, roughly 10 cars would usually be backed up down a side street.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
23 May 2025
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Rodriguez was born and raised in Chicago and resided in the northwest neighborhood of Albany Park, in an apartment on a quiet, leafy residential side street.—
Becky Sullivan,
NPR,
22 May 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
Noun
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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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Today, most houses on the street are appraised at $1 million or more.—
Hollace Ava Weiner,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 June 2025
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Like the old streets in so many cities, which were meant to bring out the history, turned out to be repetitions everywhere.—
Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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These disruptions often result in road closures, traffic spikes and delays across key transit routes, severely affecting delivery schedules.—
Clemente Theotokis,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Meanwhile, their last seven road games, the Panthers have scored, counting backwards, five; three; five; five; five; six; and six.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
9 June 2025
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“Side road.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/side%20road. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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