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Recent Examples of subway
Consider the $41 billion Grand Paris Express subway expansion.
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Kathleen Kewley, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
The victim of a bloody stabbing in a Harlem subway station was coming home from work when he was attacked unprovoked by the stranger — and would have been killed if good Samaritans had not intervened, prosecutors said Thursday.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 3 July 2025
Those claims alleged that the MTA failed to lock doors or block would-be subway surfers from attempting the challenges.
—ArsTechnica, 30 June 2025
After the ceremony, the newlyweds wandered through New York, their first moments as a married couple captured on the subway and in the rain on the streets that Mamdani could be Mayor of in just a few months' time.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 26 June 2025
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Kathleen Kewley, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
The victim of a bloody stabbing in a Harlem subway station was coming home from work when he was attacked unprovoked by the stranger — and would have been killed if good Samaritans had not intervened, prosecutors said Thursday.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 3 July 2025
Those claims alleged that the MTA failed to lock doors or block would-be subway surfers from attempting the challenges.
—ArsTechnica, 30 June 2025
After the ceremony, the newlyweds wandered through New York, their first moments as a married couple captured on the subway and in the rain on the streets that Mamdani could be Mayor of in just a few months' time.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subway
Noun
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Suddenly, the walls of the tunnel gave way, trapping the teen beneath the sand, the outlet reported.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
12 July 2025
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Past Incidents in the last 12 hours: West 13th Street: tunnel closed between West Truman Road and I-670 East A tunnel is closed on West 13th Street in Kansas City from West Truman Road to I-670 East.—
Kansas City Star Bot
Updated July 12,
Kansas City Star,
12 July 2025
Noun
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As the deliberations got underway, Combs faced his family and supporters in the courtroom gallery.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 June 2025
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Just like any room, a bathroom can have a gallery feel, says Andrews.—
Dina Cheney,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2025
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Politicians and observers gathered for the ceremony held in the ancient cave of Casene near the town of Sulaymaniyah, where about 30 men and women from the militant group placed their weapons in a large cauldron that was later set on fire.—
Gul Tuysuz,
CNN Money,
11 July 2025
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In The Rescue, Thai cave divers were spotlighted over the Indigenous local volunteers who led much of the initial effort.—
Time,
Time,
9 July 2025
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“Subway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subway. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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