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Recent Examples of underpass
Ideally, an overpass or underpass could be built to connect it to the center grounds, allowing other trails to link to the forest preserve, McDonald said.
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Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
The exit closures are the latest change for drivers in the area, coming just weeks after crews permanently closed the Woodland Avenue underpass.
—Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 3 Feb. 2026
At some point, as shown in eyewitness video obtained by Bay Area News Group, Husien is seen briefly entering the police vehicle before getting out and running west toward the Highway 87 underpass.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
Several other council members expressed disappointment in the decision to scuttle the underpass project, which was first conceived 30 years ago as part of the city’s comprehensive plan.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 23 Jan. 2026
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Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
The exit closures are the latest change for drivers in the area, coming just weeks after crews permanently closed the Woodland Avenue underpass.
—Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 3 Feb. 2026
At some point, as shown in eyewitness video obtained by Bay Area News Group, Husien is seen briefly entering the police vehicle before getting out and running west toward the Highway 87 underpass.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
Several other council members expressed disappointment in the decision to scuttle the underpass project, which was first conceived 30 years ago as part of the city’s comprehensive plan.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 23 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underpass
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One day earlier, Estrada Juarez had walked through the pedestrian doorway of the San Ysidro Port of Entry, the border crossing between Tijuana, Mexico and San Diego.—
Mathew Miranda
Updated March 31,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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In spite of a seismic crossing of the technological Rubicon, an abandonment of the centuries-old deference to the naked eye, a codifying and calcifying of the most atomic-level building block of the sport, baseball mostly just looked like baseball.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Two people died early Sunday when a speeding SUV went off a freeway interchange in South County and landed in the Sweetwater River, authorities said.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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After heading east on University Avenue, drivers can rejoin I-80/35 at the University Avenue interchange, which recently reopened.—
Lucia Cheng,
Des Moines Register,
28 Mar. 2026
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Set the scene At a cobblestoned intersection in the Tribeca North Historic District, an industrialist red brick facade gives way to eight floors of ethereal Art Deco interior design straight out of the South of France.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Apr. 2026
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Curated by Alex Gartenfeld, Irma and Norman Braman Artistic Director, alongside Gean Moreno, Director of the Art + Research Center, Perfect Nonsense traces Korine’s enduring fascination with the American teenager, the outsider, and the intersection of celebrity and authenticity.—
Robert Lang,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Underpass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underpass. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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