as in road
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
you can take the pike all the way to the city
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Recent Examples of pike
Peter Ross, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
However, data set to be released later this week could give a glimpse as to what, if anything, could be coming down the pike.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 13 May 2025
Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 15 Sep. 2023
Don't let your hips drop or pike up; pull your belly button up toward your spine and push the floor away from you with your hands.
—Mallory Creveling, Health, 3 Sep. 2023
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Noun
My company saw this need coming down the pike long ago.
—Peter Ross, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
However, data set to be released later this week could give a glimpse as to what, if anything, could be coming down the pike.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 13 May 2025
Verb
This works best for larger pike fillets (pike in the 22-inch to 30-inch range).
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 15 Sep. 2023
Don't let your hips drop or pike up; pull your belly button up toward your spine and push the floor away from you with your hands.
—Mallory Creveling, Health, 3 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pike
Verb
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There were injuries this time, with some students bayoneted for not retreating.—
Paula Schleis,
cincinnati.com,
2 May 2020
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And anyway, always better to be bitten by a stingray than bayoneted.—
Erik Heinrich,
BostonGlobe.com,
16 May 2018
Verb
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Then Kekere-Ekun will quill piece by piece using colored paper, ribbons and parts of canvases before it's eventually completed.—
CNN,
CNN,
2 Nov. 2022
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Visitors can view a variety of media including textiles—such as Navajo artist D.Y. Begay’s Southwest landscape painting on wool—beadwork, sculpture, photography, film and even clothing attire such as beaded and quilled Louboutin shoes.—
Lily Katzman,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2020
Verb
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And yes, someone eventually thrust an infant into the arms of the governor.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
11 June 2025
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In 1976, he was thrust into the daytime soap opera world with his General Hospital debut as Dr. Rick Webber, the two-time husband of Denise Alexander's Lesley and adoptive father of Genie Francis' Laura Collins.—
Mekishana Pierre Published,
EW.com,
11 June 2025
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This press uses metal slats perforated with holes to exert pressure on the loose curds floating in the whey, a liquid that resembles regular milk but has a much thinner consistency.—
Dominick Williams,
Kansas City Star,
6 May 2025
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Vionic Kimmie Sneakers $130 $60 at Amazon These Vionic sneakers have perforated suede leather uppers that provide maximum airflow to keep your feet cool on hot, sticky afternoons.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Apr. 2025
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The chat reportedly suggested the members had strong ties to the police force, which then brought police corruption into the multi-pronged scandal.—
Caitlin Kelley,
Billboard,
24 Mar. 2019
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Apparently, there's now a new twist on the classic shape, looking a little more modern with an oval center stone and spiky pronged diamonds surrounding it.—
Katherine J. Igoe,
Marie Claire,
2 Aug. 2019
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Svitolina, who had anticipated that kind of ball, knifed away a backhand winner to keep herself alive.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
1 June 2025
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Brunson knifed through the lane for a layup at the rim to put the Knicks up one with under a minute left, and Haliburton responded with a crossover on Brunson, then a dime to Andrew Nembhard to put the Pacers back up one.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2025
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Texas Tech has never had a season this brilliant, but Texas’ postseason story has been riddled with agonizing defeat as the Longhorns have lost in 2022 and 2024 in the championship series.—
Allison Smith,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Commentary and opinions Homeland Security’s ‘sanctuary city’ list is riddled with errors.—
Hailey Branson-Potts,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2025
Verb
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The doctor propped my chin in her slender hand, pricked the top of my nose twice, massaged the area for a few moments, and then added an additional drop to the side of my nose to help disguise the asymmetry.—
Alice Gregory,
Vogue,
4 June 2025
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Darker pigments like soot were pricked into their skin with needles tied together.—
Serena Billett,
Charlotte Observer,
20 May 2025
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“Pike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pike. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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