as in road
a street that is designed to connect to another street only at one end
Our house is located on a quiet cul-de-sac.
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Recent Examples of cul-de-sac
Here are the final five (of eight) episodes, set in a cul-de-sac.
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Mike Hughes, The Enquirer, 27 Nov. 2024
For the next hour, Williams drove around to watch the progression of the fire from box-store parking lots and cul-de-sacs where distraught homeowners were being evacuated.
—M. R. O’Connor, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2024
Located on a cul-de-sac, the property spans about 3 acres, DailyMail.com reported.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 15 Nov. 2024
There were 11 homes on their cul-de-sac, and only two were currently occupied.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
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Mike Hughes, The Enquirer, 27 Nov. 2024
For the next hour, Williams drove around to watch the progression of the fire from box-store parking lots and cul-de-sacs where distraught homeowners were being evacuated.
—M. R. O’Connor, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2024
Located on a cul-de-sac, the property spans about 3 acres, DailyMail.com reported.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 15 Nov. 2024
There were 11 homes on their cul-de-sac, and only two were currently occupied.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cul-de-sac
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The Capitol Police have stepped up security for the event, closing roads and increasing patrols around the Capitol grounds.Kate Selig, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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Crews will be working around the clock, but icy roads and downed trees are slowing progress.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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Other possibly affected thoroughfares include Interstate 81, north of Syracuse, New York.Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 30 Nov. 2024
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Those projects include road expansions on main thoroughfares such as Cross Prairie Parkway, Old Canoe Creek Road, Hickory Tree Road and others.Natalia Jaramillo, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Nov. 2024
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The administration has noted that heavy trucks do significant damage to the state’s highways and this fee enables Connecticut to force businesses based out-of-state to contribute toward infrastructure repair costs.Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2025
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Speeds along most of the highways headed into and out of downtown were above 45 mph.Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2025
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One vehicle was thrust toward the other side of the roadway by the sheer force, but thankfully no one was injured.Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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Troopers believe the crash started with a rear-end collision, which caused the at-fault vehicle to run off the roadway.Staff report, Hartford Courant, 17 Dec. 2024
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Riot police used water cannons and tear gas almost daily to disperse and beat scores of protesters, some of whom threw fireworks at police officers and built barricades on the capital’s central boulevard.Sophiko Megrelidze, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
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Protesters responded by launching fireworks at officers and erecting barricades along the city's central boulevard.Jason Fields, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
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Two Turkey fans stood in the middle of a three-lane carriageway.James Horncastle, The Athletic, 6 July 2024
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The project, first launched in 2019, broke ground in February 2023 to connect the A417 highway bypass to the Cowley roundabout, a section of road that is currently a single-lane carriageway that slows traffic, transportation officials said.Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 10 May 2024
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Infinite Attention At An Infinite Scale Generative AI can become your life-long companion across all avenues of your life.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
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This meta concept opens up a whole avenue for storytelling.Richard Edwards, Space.com, 31 Dec. 2024
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The right lane is closed between US-69/18th Street Expressway and Southwest Boulevard/Mission Road/Exit 233A on northbound I-35.Kansas City Star Bot, Kansas City Star, 5 Jan. 2025
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Officers responded to the eastbound lanes of I-20 near South Cooper Street shortly after 2 a.m.Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Cul-de-sac.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cul-de-sac. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.
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