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Recent Examples of underpass
Some of the region’s recent flooding casualties have come from underpasses as water pools up and has no where to go, Darrah said.
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Brayden Garcia
july 7, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2025
Life threatening flash flooding of low water crossings, small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 6 July 2025
On Thursday, around 10:30 p.m., a 28-year-old woman exited her car in the parking lot area of 777 NW 72nd Ave., near an underpass, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office.
—Milena Malaver
july 5, Miami Herald, 5 July 2025
Similar to cougars, black bears have been found to avoid crossing roads by using underpasses and culverts.
—Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
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Brayden Garcia
july 7, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2025
Life threatening flash flooding of low water crossings, small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 6 July 2025
On Thursday, around 10:30 p.m., a 28-year-old woman exited her car in the parking lot area of 777 NW 72nd Ave., near an underpass, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office.
—Milena Malaver
july 5, Miami Herald, 5 July 2025
Similar to cougars, black bears have been found to avoid crossing roads by using underpasses and culverts.
—Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underpass
Noun
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The construction on the new overpass will cause nighttime lane closures on Interstate 5, according to city officials.—
Ethan Wolin
July 10,
Sacbee.com,
10 July 2025
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Some mourners also gathered on freeway overpasses to honor the 23-year-old, who joined the Navy in 2021 and became a warfare combatant boat crew member two years later.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 July 2025
Noun
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Zilber developed Caledonia Corporate Park, which is just east of Interstate 94 at the County Highway K/Northwestern Avenue interchange.—
Tom Daykin,
jsonline.com,
31 July 2025
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As part of the $130 million project, crews will rebuild the Interstate 264-Brownsboro Road interchange, widen Interstate 264 between Westport Road and I-71, and rebuild and widen the Brownsboro Road bridge over I-264, KYTC officials said in a July 7 statement.—
Leo Bertucci,
The Courier-Journal,
29 July 2025
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“Underpass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underpass. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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