as in road
a route that has many sharp turns for climbing a steep hill
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Recent Examples of switchback
The seven switchbacks up to the top of Bürgenstock mountain are emotional for Dr. Pablo Richard.
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Chris Morris, Fortune, 24 July 2025
More adventurous hikers can descend into the crater on the 8.1-mile Syncline Loop, which is considered the hardest hike in the district due to steep switchbacks and boulder scrambling.
—Mike Bezemek, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2025
The trail becomes more rugged and exposed, with sections of rocky switchbacks that will challenge your legs but offer sweeping views as a reward.
—AFAR Media, 7 July 2025
Walk the first part of the boardwalk, then peel off on the Observation Point Trail to the switchback a half-mile up the hill.
—Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan, Outside Online, 3 June 2025
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Chris Morris, Fortune, 24 July 2025
More adventurous hikers can descend into the crater on the 8.1-mile Syncline Loop, which is considered the hardest hike in the district due to steep switchbacks and boulder scrambling.
—Mike Bezemek, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2025
The trail becomes more rugged and exposed, with sections of rocky switchbacks that will challenge your legs but offer sweeping views as a reward.
—AFAR Media, 7 July 2025
Walk the first part of the boardwalk, then peel off on the Observation Point Trail to the switchback a half-mile up the hill.
—Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan, Outside Online, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for switchback
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Pledges to give it all away A good friend of philanthropist Michael Milken who has raised billions of dollars for cancer research, Ellison believes the road to bliss is altruistic giving.—
Martine Paris,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Studies have also shown that the extra hour of daylight has resulted in safer roads, lower crime rates and economic benefits.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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The two head down the highway, sitting side-by-side in Muñeco’s massive 18-wheeler.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
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The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Flash flooding currents are strong and can sweep drivers off roadways.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Tesla had been at the impound lot for two days after being found abandoned on a Hollywood street, investigators said.—
Alex Stone,
ABC News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Fairgoers can take advantage of Valley Regional Transit, which will shuttle people from any VRT stop to 13th and Ridenbaugh streets (about two blocks from the fair) — and back afterward.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Sep. 2025
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The latter riffs mythopoetically on the region’s aerospace industry, and the former features an anthropology of our freeways any native Angeleno could get behind.—
John Lopez,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
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After earning her Commercial Driver's License (CDL), Ezrre was given her route, which was 45 minutes from her bus barn and required her to drive on the freeway.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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Since its opening in mid-June, the experimental project has driven a 25 percent increase in total sales across the West Nanjing Road thoroughfare.—
Denni Hu,
Footwear News,
5 Sep. 2025
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The main thoroughfares, Bridge Street and Castlebar Street, are lined with homegrown shops, cafés, and pubs situated in historic buildings.—
Shivani Vora,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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The brother of an Indian truck driver charged in a fatal Florida turnpike crash has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), officials announced on Thursday.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
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Raftery was a member of MSP Troop E, which oversaw the Massachusetts turnpike.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
7 Aug. 2025
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Homicide data from the Illinois State Police, which patrols the city’s expressways, also is not included here.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
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Aerial view of Seoul downtown city skyline with vehicle on expressway and bridge cross over Han river in Seoul city, South Korea.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Switchback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/switchback. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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