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Recent Examples of subway
Step into the pre-Revolutionary War era Providence almost had a subway system 100 years ago.
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Lynne Sullivan, The Providence Journal, 27 Mar. 2026
No one needs to see my memes on the subway.
—Perrie Samotin, Glamour, 26 Mar. 2026
They had even been evicted from their home, and counted coins to take the subway.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
Sepulveda Pass In January, Metro approved a multibillion-dollar plan for a 13-mile underground subway for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor connecting the San Fernando Valley to the Westside.
—National Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
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Lynne Sullivan, The Providence Journal, 27 Mar. 2026
No one needs to see my memes on the subway.
—Perrie Samotin, Glamour, 26 Mar. 2026
They had even been evicted from their home, and counted coins to take the subway.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
Sepulveda Pass In January, Metro approved a multibillion-dollar plan for a 13-mile underground subway for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor connecting the San Fernando Valley to the Westside.
—National Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subway
Noun
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When the clock finally ran out, Auriemma walked straight to the tunnel and didn’t shake hands.—
Doug Feinberg,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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The Twins’ center fielder immediately dropped his bat, hopped up and down and walked straight off the field and into the tunnel leading to the clubhouse.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Curators pop up in famous artists’ biographies all the time, usually as handmaidens to the creator’s genius, opening a door to a gallery here or supporting a grant application there.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
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Check out a photo gallery from last year's celebrations below.—
Katie Houlis,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Steel support pillars driven into the caves have caused rust and iron pollution in the water.—
Ryan Brennan
April 4,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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Mexico’s Underwater Caves Yield Glimpse Into the Past The remains were found 26 feet (8 meters) below the surface, roughly 656 feet (200 meters) into the cave.—
Ryan Brennan
April 4,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Subway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subway. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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