1
: the remains of an animal that has been killed on a road by a motor vehicle
2
: one that falls victim to intense competition
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Examples of roadkill in a Sentence
There is a lot of roadkill along the highway.
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Swallows have been found to evolve shorter wings to avoid becoming roadkill, and frogs in the Chernobyl exclusion zone are turning black to protect against radiation damage.
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Michael Irving, New Atlas, 2 Jan. 2025
So, how can Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie), the new Cap who prides himself on being a non-super-powered superhero, not become instant roadkill?
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024
The bear handily eclipsed the previous heavyweight contender, a 468-pounder found as roadkill.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
The state removed them from the list in 2005 after reported roadkill and other mortalities increased in the early 2000s, according to a former furbearer biologist for DNR.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Nov. 2024
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Michael Irving, New Atlas, 2 Jan. 2025
So, how can Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie), the new Cap who prides himself on being a non-super-powered superhero, not become instant roadkill?
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024
The bear handily eclipsed the previous heavyweight contender, a 468-pounder found as roadkill.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
The state removed them from the list in 2005 after reported roadkill and other mortalities increased in the early 2000s, according to a former furbearer biologist for DNR.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Nov. 2024
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“Roadkill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roadkill. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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