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as in highway
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
I think we should take one of the less congested roads
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Recent Examples of road
On the flip-side, the World Health Organization cites traffic noise such as road, rail and air traffic as the second most important cause of ill health in western Europe behind air pollution.
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Daisy Jones, Vogue, 15 July 2025
Torrential rains caused travel delays throughout the city, flooding subways and roads and delaying flights at JFK, Laguardia and Newark airports.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 15 July 2025
Strengthening infrastructure – Communities need to prioritize schools, hospitals, roads, bridges, dams, water supply, sewer, sanitation, power, cellular, internet service, etc.
—Louis Gritzo, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
He is credited with being one of the handful of players to approach Cowboys coach Tom Landry to stop assigning hotel roommates for road games by race, the Cowboys later shared in a documentary about Norman’s life.
—Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2025
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Daisy Jones, Vogue, 15 July 2025
Torrential rains caused travel delays throughout the city, flooding subways and roads and delaying flights at JFK, Laguardia and Newark airports.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 15 July 2025
Strengthening infrastructure – Communities need to prioritize schools, hospitals, roads, bridges, dams, water supply, sewer, sanitation, power, cellular, internet service, etc.
—Louis Gritzo, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
He is credited with being one of the handful of players to approach Cowboys coach Tom Landry to stop assigning hotel roommates for road games by race, the Cowboys later shared in a documentary about Norman’s life.
—Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for road
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Hill said resort partners and others along the Strip encouraged the pilot and were intrigued about a version of an underground highway stretching to other parts of the city.—
Stuart Dyos,
The Tennessean,
30 July 2025
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According to the outlet, debris from the collision hit a Ford Fusion after the loose parts crossed into the left side of the two-lane highway.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
30 July 2025
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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
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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
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Outreach workers have already started visiting people in an undisclosed street camp to direct them to housing, a process expected to take four to six weeks for each site, Haring-Cozzi said.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
26 July 2025
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The Double Log Cabin location was met with concerns from area residents about traffic and safety on surrounding rural and narrow streets such as Gwynn and Smith Roads.—
Andy Humbles,
The Tennessean,
26 July 2025
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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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Two summers ago, when torrential rains pounded Connecticut and caused widespread flooding, water gushed out of the lake beyond the existing dam on its way downstream, the culverts under Route 195 at full capacity, water coming close to flooding the main thoroughfare through campus.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
20 July 2025
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The largest of the lower-level shops (at 5,300 square feet) in the main retail thoroughfare, will offer books, souvenirs, toys, and to-go food and drink.—
Kevin Rozario,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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WisDOT's latest study proposes a more traditional intersection to connect with the freeway.—
Tom Daykin,
jsonline.com,
29 July 2025
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The center, just off the 5 freeway on Culver Drive, now has the unique distinction of offering two Japanese grocery stores: Mitsuwa and Tokyo Central.—
Samantha Gowen,
Oc Register,
28 July 2025
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Some compare the terraced ruins to Machu Picchu, but with only a few dozen visitors reaching this architectural marvel every day via trekking routes loving cared for and protected by indigenous communities, the experience of a visit couldn't be further from that at the overrun city of the Incas.—
Carley Rojas Ávila,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Hundreds of species, from as far as South America, commonly stop in Kentucky to find food and rest their wings after traveling for miles along their aerial route.—
Leo Bertucci,
The Courier-Journal,
24 July 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,
28 July 2025
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Interstate 35 is born & more residents displaced Just a year after the viaduct opened, the City Plan Commission released an engineering report calling for a network of expressways to and through the city center, including a series of new highways cutting through the already struggling West Side.—
Elijah Winkler,
Kansas City Star,
27 July 2025
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“Road.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/road. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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