subways

Definition of subwaysnext
plural of subway

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Noun
  • Musk’s Boring Company in July announced plans to build 20 miles of tunnels underneath existing highways to transport people between Nashville International Airport and downtown’s lower Broadway in about 10 minutes.
    Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Breaching the tunnels Once the perimeter is secure, the commandos would attempt to breach the fortified tunnels that lead to the uranium stockpiles.
    Sheena Samu, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • From caves that stretch for hundreds of miles to grand estates and pristine Gulf Coast beaches, these destinations offer something for travelers of every age — and many are within driving distance of DFW.
    Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Those hard things included scaling thousand-foot peaks in Yosemite Valley and spending nights in snow caves under a single sleeping bag shared by the whole family — all before Caldwell had finished his first year of elementary school.
    Namir Khaliq, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • There could be more caverns beyond.
    Nicole Young, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Few caverns possess the same cache of fossils as Bender’s Cave, however.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Subways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subways. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.

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