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The list included projects like repairs to bridges and underpasses, new pedestrian crossings, Santa Fe Drive improvements, construction of the Denver Children’s Advocacy Center’s Children’s Justice Center, and new safety lighting along the Cherry Creek and Highline Canal trails.
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Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 17 July 2025
The underpass has also been there for years but mostly ignored.
—John Tuohy, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
The truck could not make it under a nearby underpass and had to be routed an extra mile out of the way with congregants following on foot.
—Susan Degrane, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025
The Ludovico Technique The film opens in medias res, following Alex DeLarge and his fellow droogs on a night out on the town from their milk shop to an underpass painted in haunting blue light.
—Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2025
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Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 17 July 2025
The underpass has also been there for years but mostly ignored.
—John Tuohy, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
The truck could not make it under a nearby underpass and had to be routed an extra mile out of the way with congregants following on foot.
—Susan Degrane, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025
The Ludovico Technique The film opens in medias res, following Alex DeLarge and his fellow droogs on a night out on the town from their milk shop to an underpass painted in haunting blue light.
—Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underpass
Noun
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The suspects then ran westbound on Alum Rock Avenue over the Highway 101 overpass and continued northbound on North 27th Street through a fast-food eatery parking lot.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
5 Sep. 2025
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This is a coordinated action to drop banners and signs from highway overpass bridges across the state while many travel the roads for the long weekend, according to an event flyer.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
2 Sep. 2025
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The formation of an intercontinental railroad would ideally cut down transit times, particularly by reducing interchange points, where carloads and containers are moved from one railroad to the other.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Sep. 2025
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Indiana Department of Transportation officials quickly rejected the plan for the interchange, citing regulations prohibiting development within a highway green space and pedestrian safety concerns.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Underpass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underpass. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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