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Recent Examples of underpass
At some point, as shown in eyewitness video obtained by Bay Area News Group, Husien is seen briefly entering the police vehicle before getting out and running west toward the Highway 87 underpass.
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Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
While the underpass itself was not in the language of the 2018 ballot measure, plans for its design had been released by the city ahead of the election, said Katie Patterson, a spokeswoman for the city’s infrastructure department.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 23 Jan. 2026
That project did not receive the grant funding, and although pedestrians can cross directly on the tracks on a path that begins on the west side of Watt, the underpass itself still lacks a sidewalk.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Blocks 5 and 20 are on either side of Pier View Way, separated by one end of a pedestrian underpass beneath the railroad.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
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Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
While the underpass itself was not in the language of the 2018 ballot measure, plans for its design had been released by the city ahead of the election, said Katie Patterson, a spokeswoman for the city’s infrastructure department.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 23 Jan. 2026
That project did not receive the grant funding, and although pedestrians can cross directly on the tracks on a path that begins on the west side of Watt, the underpass itself still lacks a sidewalk.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Blocks 5 and 20 are on either side of Pier View Way, separated by one end of a pedestrian underpass beneath the railroad.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underpass
Noun
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Large-scale Danish shipping company Maersk has paused all vessel crossings in the Strait until further notice, instead seeking alternative routes.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
3 Mar. 2026
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Someone put hands on a crossing guard trying to take his phone.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The new location of Hollywood Casino-Aurora — located along Farnsworth Avenue and Bilter Road, across the street from Chicago Premium Outlets mall and near the Interstate 88 interchange — will replace the casino currently in downtown.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
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Work has begun on $261 million worth of improvements to the Loop 303 and Interstate 17 interchange in north Phoenix.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Another allegedly was jailed for three days after officers pulled him and his friend over on their way to the beach for stopping about three inches over the limit line at an intersection.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Less than a minute later, an officer assigned to the race returned to the intersection -- and a police motorcycle raced to catch the four runners who were diverted, and send them back onto the course.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Underpass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underpass. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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