as in road
a route that has many sharp turns for climbing a steep hill
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Recent Examples of switchback
But that confidence is rapidly dwindling amid Trump’s tariff threats, policy switchbacks and the looming specter of high inflation in the U.S.
Like many in the industry, Oliver R. Müller, a watch adviser and analyst, sees difficult times ahead.
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Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2025
The trail, my favorite in the park, winds down a series of switchbacks beneath a rainforest canopy to the crater floor.
—Robert Annis, Outside Online, 21 Mar. 2025
Scenes come and go with the fast click of a camera shutter, while the story careers through an unending series of switchbacks.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Because of that, the switchbacks are mostly covered in chunks of wood and small branches, some with thorns.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2025
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Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2025
The trail, my favorite in the park, winds down a series of switchbacks beneath a rainforest canopy to the crater floor.
—Robert Annis, Outside Online, 21 Mar. 2025
Scenes come and go with the fast click of a camera shutter, while the story careers through an unending series of switchbacks.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Because of that, the switchbacks are mostly covered in chunks of wood and small branches, some with thorns.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for switchback
Noun
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There are at least some echoes of the ultra-hyper violent God of War, the famed video game series, and that is getting a live-action adaptation on Amazon Prime Video down the road.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Armed with a clear shot of the getaway car’s license plate, authorities found the Ford Escape two days later, set ablaze on the side of a road in Palmdale.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2025
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Israeli police said officers and emergency workers are still clearing the closed highway, with bulldozers brought in to remove debris.—
Dragana Jovanovic,
ABC News,
4 May 2025
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Those choices will likely dictate whether the ultimate story of this recent two-season stretch is more of a speed bump on the road to further success or a pothole that sent them careening off the highway.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Flash flooding currents are strong and can sweep drivers off roadways.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 May 2025
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Sidney’s Rainbows is also partnering with the national group, Families for Safe Streets, in creating a state chapter that would provide resources and the opportunity for families affected by roadway tragedies to advocate for safer streets.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2025
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Officers had been dispatched about four minutes earlier after a 911 caller reported a man waving a handgun in the street and pointing it at people near the 200 block of North B Street.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
14 May 2025
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In recent months, at least 50 birds have died along a residential street in Richmond, a city on the east side of San Francisco Bay.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 May 2025
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When overtaking a freight train of 2 or 3 Class 8 big rigs hauling loads of green tomatoes through our California Central Valley, or getting around a similar raft of gravel trucks on the 210 freeway in Los Angeles.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Investigators determined the driver of the 18-wheeler fell asleep behind the wheel and veered off the freeway.—
Amy McDaniel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Apr. 2025
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The two facilities take up a city block along St. Charles Avenue, the thoroughfare famous for its streetcars, Mardi Gras parades and Queen Anne mansions.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
12 Apr. 2025
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The property adjacent to 159th Street, a major thoroughfare in the village, is now zoned for commercial development, but the village hasn’t seen any interest from potential businesses in part due to its shallow depth from 159th Street and two existing ponds, village documents said.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Apr. 2025
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Also, a few safety tweaks were made after conversations with the drivers’ council, F1, and the FIA, notably around Turns 13 through 16, which take drivers under the turnpike.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Harper and his work crew were patching the turnpike with the right lane closed when he was hit, the West Virginia Department of Transportation said in a news release.—
Natalie Demaree,
Miami Herald,
15 Apr. 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,
28 Apr. 2025
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In a popular TikTok video posted April 21, Becky Levin Navarro is seen walking on a sidewalk near Austin’s MoPac expressway after a Waymo ride gone wrong.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Switchback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/switchback. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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