way station

as in station
a regular stopping place a way station for truck drivers

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Recent Examples of way station The gateway to the French Riviera, the city has long been dismissed as a way station to smaller resort towns, the erstwhile stomping grounds of Matisse, Chagall, Baldwin, and Fitzgerald. Sloane Crosley, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2025 Detectives also confirmed the missing man’s vehicle traveled through a way station on I-80 on June 21, at 3:21 p.m., local time. David Chiu, People.com, 3 July 2025 East and west traffic In the meantime, Cyprus has become a major eastbound-westbound way station for travelers headed in both directions as a number of Israelis are trying to return to their homeland from abroad as missiles fly and airport use for civilian purposes is severely restricted. David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 2025 That meant one less way station, but the community member still ended up detained. E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 13 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for way station
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station
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  • In a post-draft interview on the Bills’ flagship radio station WGR 550-AM, Beane lashed out at the hosts for criticizing his lack of attention to wide receiver throughout the offseason.
    Tim Graham, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The event will include games, trick-or-treating, special lighting and decorations, live music by Billy Lee and the Swamp Critters, divers doing underwater pumpkin carving, and pop-up science stations.
    La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025

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“Way station.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/way%20station. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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