1
: a little traveled side road
2
: a secondary or little known aspect or field
meandering more and more in the fascinating byways of learning—
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I prefer to take byways to town.
He's traveled the highways and byways of this country.
the byways of the art world
The book chronicles some of the interesting byways of legal history.
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Today, the Texas Highway Department sows 30,000 pounds of wildflower seeds every year along the state’s highways and byways.
—Cynthia Drake, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2025
Everything that can go wrong does, taking audiences on a bleak and unsavory ride through the petty and fatal byways of modern fame.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 19 Feb. 2025
So far, 17 of the state’s 26 scenic byways have added charging stations to encourage the use of EVs and be part of reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
—Mindy Sink, The Denver Post, 17 Feb. 2025
But this 24-mile scenic byway road, especially, and other mountain passes that are abundant with the state’s iconic aspen trees, can be terribly congested with car traffic during fall colors season.
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Cynthia Drake, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2025
Everything that can go wrong does, taking audiences on a bleak and unsavory ride through the petty and fatal byways of modern fame.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 19 Feb. 2025
So far, 17 of the state’s 26 scenic byways have added charging stations to encourage the use of EVs and be part of reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
—Mindy Sink, The Denver Post, 17 Feb. 2025
But this 24-mile scenic byway road, especially, and other mountain passes that are abundant with the state’s iconic aspen trees, can be terribly congested with car traffic during fall colors season.
—Mindy Sink, The Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Byway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/byway. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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byway
noun
by·way
ˈbī-ˌwā 
: a little-traveled side road
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