as in highways
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
there's an accident on the main artery into town, so I'll be late
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Recent Examples of arteries
Heart attacks in younger adults aren’t always due to clogged arteries.
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New Atlas, 15 Sep. 2025
Knowing your risk factors can help to predict how much clogging is possibly occurring in your arteries (atherosclerosis).
—Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Sep. 2025
Keep Cholesterol in Check High cholesterol can lead to plaque accumulation in the arteries, which is a key driver of heart disease.
—Amy Isler, Verywell Health, 9 Sep. 2025
For some patients, other tools—like a coronary calcium scan, which can directly show whether there’s silent plaque in the arteries—may be more useful.
—Sarah Garone, Health, 9 Sep. 2025
And if all the organic tofu suddenly triggers an irresistible urge to clog your arteries?
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 9 Sep. 2025
Army convoys moved through Jakarta's main arteries as schools shifted classes online and businesses told employees to work from home.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Some, such as vasodilators, relax and widen arteries and veins to allow blood to get through easier and increase flow.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
Ultrasound 2 — Cardman and Kim also worked together to use an ultrasound device to scan Cardman's arteries as another part of the CIPHER studies.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2025
New Atlas, 15 Sep. 2025
Knowing your risk factors can help to predict how much clogging is possibly occurring in your arteries (atherosclerosis).
—Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Sep. 2025
Keep Cholesterol in Check High cholesterol can lead to plaque accumulation in the arteries, which is a key driver of heart disease.
—Amy Isler, Verywell Health, 9 Sep. 2025
For some patients, other tools—like a coronary calcium scan, which can directly show whether there’s silent plaque in the arteries—may be more useful.
—Sarah Garone, Health, 9 Sep. 2025
And if all the organic tofu suddenly triggers an irresistible urge to clog your arteries?
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 9 Sep. 2025
Army convoys moved through Jakarta's main arteries as schools shifted classes online and businesses told employees to work from home.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Some, such as vasodilators, relax and widen arteries and veins to allow blood to get through easier and increase flow.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
Ultrasound 2 — Cardman and Kim also worked together to use an ultrasound device to scan Cardman's arteries as another part of the CIPHER studies.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arteries
Noun
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Like highways before them, these assets require major upfront investment, deliver stable cash flows over decades, and serve as essential enablers of growth.—
Maurice Obeid,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Residents have told the Riverworks Development Corporation that many trucks use neighborhood roads instead of sticking to West Vienna Avenue and North Third Street, which are the two thoroughfares bordering the warehouse.—
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The main thoroughfares, Bridge Street and Castlebar Street, are lined with homegrown shops, cafés, and pubs situated in historic buildings.—
Shivani Vora,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Hydroplaning is the term for when a vehicle begins sliding uncontrollably on wet roads.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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The park itself is open year-round, though some roads and trails close in the winter due to weather.—
Lauren Jones,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Waymos have been driving freeways with no safety driver for some time now, but service is limited to Alphabet employees and empty vehicles.—
Brad Templeton,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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However, at the time the area was rapidly changing as new homes were built and freeways constructed.—
Carolyn Burt,
Oc Register,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Just this morning, DHS took violent offenders off the streets with arrests for assault, DUI, and felony stalking.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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What’s most inspiring about these showings of texture on the streets of New York fashion week is that more times than not, Black women are not widely embraced in all of their glory to live in their textures during these occasions.—
Essence,
Essence,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Intelligent highway, city, and parking capabilities At the core of this technology is High-speed Navigation Cruise Assist, which allows the SUV to easily handle national highways, urban expressways, and ring roads.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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Homicide data from the Illinois State Police, which patrols the city’s expressways, also is not included here.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Crews will also maintain safe travel routes to support twice-daily fuel convoys to the Wishon hydroelectric station.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Already, the agency has added new public education messaging inside buses and along routes, transit officials said.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Flash flooding currents are strong and can sweep drivers off roadways.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Flash flooding currents are strong and can sweep drivers off roadways.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Arteries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arteries. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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