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Recent Examples of causeway
Located just off Georgia’s southeastern coast, the island is accessible by a causeway from the mainland.
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Noreen Kompanik, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Drive down the causeway to reach Atlantic Beach or drive east to the public beach access on Radio Island, where local boaters like to anchor for a few hours.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
One such group of survivors lives on a small island connected to the mainland by a single, heavily defended causeway.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
As the tour ended on a strip of land near the causeway, attendees stepped out of their cars and waited for the bats.
—Calista Oetama, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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Noreen Kompanik, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Drive down the causeway to reach Atlantic Beach or drive east to the public beach access on Radio Island, where local boaters like to anchor for a few hours.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
One such group of survivors lives on a small island connected to the mainland by a single, heavily defended causeway.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
As the tour ended on a strip of land near the causeway, attendees stepped out of their cars and waited for the bats.
—Calista Oetama, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for causeway
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Lamont, who tried unsuccessfully to convince legislators in 2019 and 2020 to approve electronic tolling on state highways, warned in November that Connecticut might need to curb borrowing for highway, bridge and rail repairs.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
5 Feb. 2026
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Many of those original roads have faded away, swallowed by high-speed highways or erased by suburban expansion.—
Josh Jackson,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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At peak periods, the lookout has drawn thousands of people a day, overwhelming narrow access roads and limited parking facilities.—
Trista Kurniawan,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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The Hogs never trailed in their second straight road win.—
Matt Byrne,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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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,
9 Feb. 2026
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His victim was trying to cross the southbound lanes of the expressway when Blakney’s Chevrolet Suburban rammed into him.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Later on Monday, Croft recalled seeing a large tent standing in the middle of the roadway while numerous law enforcement officers investigated the scene.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Emergency crews responded to the scene, and all southbound main lanes between Slaughter Lane and Onion Creek Parkway were closed while investigators worked to clear the roadway.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
10 Feb. 2026
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Both turnpikes are currently classified as state highways, said Darian Butler, OTA engineering director.—
Barbara Hoberock,
Oklahoma Voice,
4 Feb. 2026
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Beyond the Luddites, rioters destroyed threshing machines in 1830, Welsh protesters tore down turnpike tollgates in the 1840s.—
Craig S. Smith,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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In a first-of-its-kind event for NASCAR, all three national series will travel to Southern California and race on the streets of Naval Base Coronado, the island facility across the bay from downtown San Diego.—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Oval holes in the walls once held lamps to light the street after dark.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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Bass announced a new clean streets initiative to ‘accelerate beautification’ of major thoroughfares throughout the city.—
Noah Goldberg,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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The proposal for 1000 Silas Deane Highway in Wethersfield is the latest in a string of plans to convert the sprawling, 100,000-square-foot building for a use that reflects the town’s vision for creating more storefronts, restaurants and shops along a major thoroughfare in town.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
3 Feb. 2026
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The driver was dumping dirt into a nearby construction zone and left the trailer up while merging onto the freeway.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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The 688 is likely to suffer from slow commute times due to the issues described above, as well as service disruption caused by frequent freeway crashes (35 crashes a day in our county in 2022).—
Chris Roberts,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Causeway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/causeway. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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