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Recent Examples of underpass
That the transportation department invested in animal underpasses may come as a surprise — its primary mission, after all, is to facilitate human movements, not the peregrinations of wolves and deer.
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Ben Goldfarb, Vox, 14 Mar. 2025
On one end is an unpopular underpass, where someone has left belongings tucked into a polluted corridor of cars for safety.
—Francesca Carington, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
One study found that underpasses in Wyoming prevented so many perilous, expensive crashes that the state was on pace to recoup their costs in just five years.
—Ben Goldfarb, Vox, 14 Mar. 2025
The state has legislated myriad penalties against cities and counties that don’t find places for homeless people to sleep, including a command to incarcerate people caught sleeping on government property, which usually includes sidewalks and underpasses.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2025
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Ben Goldfarb, Vox, 14 Mar. 2025
On one end is an unpopular underpass, where someone has left belongings tucked into a polluted corridor of cars for safety.
—Francesca Carington, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
One study found that underpasses in Wyoming prevented so many perilous, expensive crashes that the state was on pace to recoup their costs in just five years.
—Ben Goldfarb, Vox, 14 Mar. 2025
The state has legislated myriad penalties against cities and counties that don’t find places for homeless people to sleep, including a command to incarcerate people caught sleeping on government property, which usually includes sidewalks and underpasses.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underpass
Noun
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The people involved in the fight told officers there were human remains under a nearby overpass north of the intersection.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
15 Apr. 2025
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With the man in a relatively safe spot on the overpass, the CHP reopened the freeway.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The goal is to improve safety and reduce wrecks at the decades-old interchange, NCDOT officials said in a news release.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Apr. 2025
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The parcels are just west of Eagle Road near the I-84 interchange.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Underpass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underpass. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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