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Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin soon in small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets, underpasses and areas with poor drainage, NWS officials said.
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Katie Langford, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
The primary entrance would be at the northern Highland Drive terminus south of Lake Drive, and a secondary entrance would be at the southern terminus near the I-43 underpass.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 13 Aug. 2025
The flooding also hit Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport, where runways, taxiways and an underpass tunnel were flooded, the weather service said.
—Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2025
Fort Worth homicide detectives are investigating after a body was found beneath an underpass Thursday, officials with the Fort Worth Police Department said.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Aug. 2025
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Katie Langford, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
The primary entrance would be at the northern Highland Drive terminus south of Lake Drive, and a secondary entrance would be at the southern terminus near the I-43 underpass.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 13 Aug. 2025
The flooding also hit Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport, where runways, taxiways and an underpass tunnel were flooded, the weather service said.
—Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2025
Fort Worth homicide detectives are investigating after a body was found beneath an underpass Thursday, officials with the Fort Worth Police Department said.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underpass
Noun
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Constructing an overpass at Floating Feather Road and an interchange at Beacon Light Road.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
29 Sep. 2025
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Homicide detectives are investigating after the body of a man was found under a freeway overpass in National City early Saturday.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Sep. 2025
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Eastbound Interstate 84 will be closed the next three nights at Exit 57 east of the Boise Airport, forcing drivers to exit and re-enter the freeway at the Gowen Road/Idaho 21 interchange.—
Idaho Statesman staff,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Oct. 2025
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Traffic appeared backed up to the Interstate 5 interchange and the Pioneer Bridge over the Sacramento River.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Underpass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underpass. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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