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subway

noun

Definition of subway

as in tunnel

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Recent Examples of subway Blakeman rode the subway on Monday, and, following the weekend fatal shooting inside a station in Manhattan, took Hochul to task on subway crime. — Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 19 Oct. 2026 The writer-producer set his Beauty and the Beast in a fantastical subway world beneath New York City, with Hamilton portraying an assistant district attorney and Perlman the mythic, noble man-beast. — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2026 Yellow police tape blocked the entrance to the Seventh Avenue subway station Saturday afternoon. — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2026 Many called for the hiring of additional school officials focused on immigrant students and investing in resources to escort young people to and from school and subway or bus stops. — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 17 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for subway

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Fuel savings confirmed in tests The redesign involved computational fluid dynamics simulations, wind-tunnel experiments, and track testing.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
After a big road win against longtime nemesis Oregon, video posted online showed Chesney delivering a fiery speech to his team in the tunnel before facing the Ducks.

— Jordan Puente, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

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In contrast, the Cyclops scene was a real puzzle, combining a shoot in a Greek cave, soundstage work in Los Angeles, puppetry and actor Bill Irwin’s performance as the one-eyed giant.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
However, by 9,000 to 11,000 years ago, thousands of tuna bones were deposited in Greece in a cave overlooking Kiladha Bay.

— Torben Rick, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026

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