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On Singapore’s subway, called the MRT, announcements are sometimes made in as many as four languages; on Hong Kong’s subway, called the MTR, announcements are made in three.
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Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
Monday’s shooting caused a mass panic on the subway car with straphangers stampeding towards the exits as the train entered the station.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
In the mid-1940s, Hans Reinhart, a photographer working with International News Photos (the Hearst syndicate’s old picture service), shot a feature devoted to the subway’s lost and found.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 28 Apr. 2026
At one point, Sandler resorted to busking with his guitar in the New York City subway system because he had been fired from three jobs in a row.
—Joyce Chen, Architectural Digest, 24 Apr. 2026
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Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
Monday’s shooting caused a mass panic on the subway car with straphangers stampeding towards the exits as the train entered the station.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
In the mid-1940s, Hans Reinhart, a photographer working with International News Photos (the Hearst syndicate’s old picture service), shot a feature devoted to the subway’s lost and found.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 28 Apr. 2026
At one point, Sandler resorted to busking with his guitar in the New York City subway system because he had been fired from three jobs in a row.
—Joyce Chen, Architectural Digest, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subway
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Thawing ice along a riverbank, the shallows capturing the reflection of one of the grandchildren; the burning flame of a wick disappearing into a birthday cake; the deep, dark tunnel of a fleeting set of train tracks, as piercing as the endless blue eyes of the toddler in the diptych beside it.—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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The project is particularly acrimonious, drawing out geographical battles between north and south and thorny fights between officials who want to build the tunnel and environmentalists and Delta residents seeking to protect the local ecosystem and their way of life.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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The biggest problem is that processing and downloading files from the Akaso 360 is extremely slow, taking over an hour to shift a gallery and about as long to export a single five-minute clip.—
David Szondy
May 09,
New Atlas,
9 May 2026
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At the Alabama Statehouse, a chaotic scene erupted as one protester was dragged from the packed House gallery by security officers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 May 2026
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Most visitors come for the underground experience of the cave itself, but there's plenty of aboveground adventures to be had, too, including miles of hiking trails, biking, canoeing and kayaking on the Green and Nolin Rivers, and horseback riding.—
Dave Parfitt,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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Companion destination Top of the Rock Ozarks Heritage Preserve features golf, a cave and nature trail, multiple restaurants, and a museum, all situated to showcase every sunset over the lake.—
Jess Hoffert,
Midwest Living,
9 May 2026
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“Subway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subway. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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