as in highway
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
one of the main arterials connecting the airport with the city
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Recent Examples of arterial
Types of roads Roadways fall into one of four general classifications: interstate highways; arterials; connector roads, which connect local streets with arterials; and local streets.
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Tom Condon, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2024
Supervised exercise, often prescribed to patients at risk for peripheral arterial disease, requires a $10 to $20 copay each for a dozen visits to a rehabilitation center that might be an hour's drive away.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2024
All vehicles parked on side streets must be on the odd-numbered side of the street by 10 p.m.
To look up arterials visit milwaukee.gov/parkingregulations.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2024
The rise in pedestrian fatalities has been most pronounced on these arterials, which can combine highway speeds with the cross traffic of more local roads.
—Emily Badger, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2023
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Tom Condon, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2024
Supervised exercise, often prescribed to patients at risk for peripheral arterial disease, requires a $10 to $20 copay each for a dozen visits to a rehabilitation center that might be an hour's drive away.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2024
All vehicles parked on side streets must be on the odd-numbered side of the street by 10 p.m.
To look up arterials visit milwaukee.gov/parkingregulations.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2024
The rise in pedestrian fatalities has been most pronounced on these arterials, which can combine highway speeds with the cross traffic of more local roads.
—Emily Badger, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arterial
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Six people, including two children, are dead after a person driving a pickup truck the wrong way on a Mississippi highway collided with a car.Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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The highway administration approves the plans; state and local jurisdictions oversee construction.Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Austin American-Statesman, 8 Dec. 2024
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This weekend, the Festival of the Arts returns to downtown Tempe and the APS Electric Light Parade returns to Phoenix, bringing with them road closures.The Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 8 Dec. 2024
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Peels can create a huge mess in the drainpipes down the road.Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2024
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Protesters again gathered outside the parliament building on the main Rustaveli Avenue thoroughfare, launching fireworks at the building and at police lines.David Brennan, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024
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There’s a restaurant for every craving and any budget along Bay View’s main thoroughfare.Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2024
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The New York City Police Department issued preemptive warnings via social media, reminding participants that open containers remain prohibited on city streets and that impeding pedestrian or vehicular traffic could result in citations.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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Two streets over, Stray Coffee Roasters specializes in single-origin beans with flavor profiles like blueberry and rose hip.Sahar Khan, Travel + Leisure, 14 Dec. 2024
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Calcium triggers vasoconstriction, narrowing the artery, raising pressure.Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 5 Dec. 2024
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An artery rupture resulting in a brain bleed and stroke left Stone with a 1% survival rate.Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
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The first involved a vehicle traveling the wrong way on the freeway near Recker Road in Mesa.Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 8 Dec. 2024
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Police confirmed that no officers or motorists on the freeway were injured during the incident.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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Few brands have followed this same exact route, but some have clearly been reading the room.Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 13 Dec. 2024
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Thirteen new flight routes to Rovaniemi Airport opened this year, bringing passengers from Geneva, Berlin, Bordeaux and more.CNN, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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Since the summer, the city has cleared a number of homeless encampments from North Park to the Dan Ryan expressway as part of a larger initiative to close such sites down and relocate residents to shelters or other housing.Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 1 Dec. 2024
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The Uber driver’s gray Volkswagen was heading east along the expressway toward the Kissena Blvd. overpass in Kew Gardens about 1:40 a.m. when the woman, Priyanka Sewhani, who was sitting in the back seat, opened the door and jumped out of the moving ride-share vehicle.Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 23 Nov. 2024
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“Arterial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arterial. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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