Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for el
Noun
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Salisbury is preserving the depot and will make additions to help return the building to its railroad focus.—
Damenica Ellis
July 25,
Charlotte Observer,
25 July 2025 -
Burnham Yard is a brownfield site, and the contamination from decades spent as a railroad repair yard will need to be cleaned up.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
25 July 2025
Noun
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Most major underground subway systems, such as the New York City Subway, are all electric railways.—
Charles Singh,
The Tennessean,
30 July 2025
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Most freight rail mergers combine railways that share a similar service area to build density and market share rather than seek an end-to-end merger like this one, Swan said.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
29 July 2025
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“El.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/el. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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