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Recent Examples of underpass
Commuters were directed to use the underpass at Second Street in Richmond.
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Ralph Green, Houston Chronicle, 18 Mar. 2026
The project — which sought $3 million to add sidewalks to the underpass so that pedestrians wouldn’t have to make a half-mile detour or illegally cross on the Union Pacific Railroad tracks to avoid sharing a lane with drivers on Watt Avenue near Roseville Road — is still unfunded.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 16 Mar. 2026
Residents enjoy direct ski-in/ski-out access to the resort via the Thunderbowl Lane skier underpass, which places them right by the Highland Bowl and Deep Temerity lift.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 9 Mar. 2026
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.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
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Ralph Green, Houston Chronicle, 18 Mar. 2026
The project — which sought $3 million to add sidewalks to the underpass so that pedestrians wouldn’t have to make a half-mile detour or illegally cross on the Union Pacific Railroad tracks to avoid sharing a lane with drivers on Watt Avenue near Roseville Road — is still unfunded.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 16 Mar. 2026
Residents enjoy direct ski-in/ski-out access to the resort via the Thunderbowl Lane skier underpass, which places them right by the Highland Bowl and Deep Temerity lift.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 9 Mar. 2026
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.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underpass
Noun
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Videos circulating online captured the moment the freight train barreled into a public bus at a crowded railway crossing near an airport station in Bangkok on Saturday.—
Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
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Assess your plant first, noticing any crossing or competing branches.—
Emily Hayes,
Martha Stewart,
19 May 2026
Noun
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The city has asked Caltrans to extend their agreement for land near the interchange of Highway 99, Highway 50 and the Capital City Freeway.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2026
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The facility being pitched by O’Reilly Development Company, which is based in Springfield, would be built on a 12-acre site near the Interstate 470-Bowlin Road interchange.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Baltimore Police Department Deputy Police Commissioner Kevin Jones said the shooting took place at the intersection of Wilkens and South Caton avenues.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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Multiple intersections will be expanded and enhanced, chief among them being the one at Naperville Road and Diehl Road, which is to be widened and resurfaced, Travia said.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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“Underpass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underpass. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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