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Recent Examples of lane
The pedestrian was walking west in the westbound lane in the 5700 block of Georgia Ave.
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Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 1 Mar. 2025
As the livery cab idled in the middle lane, the woman inexplicably stepped out of the vehicle, lost her footing and fell onto the right lane, where she was run over by a passing Chevrolet Malibu driven by a 29-year-old man, cops said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2025
East sidewalk and curb lane of Highland Avenue from Yucca Street to Sunset Boulevard 8-foot pedestrian access (300 feet south of Hollywood Boulevard only).
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
The Signal chats bristled with resentment that the U.S. would safeguard shipping lanes that primarily serve European commerce with suggestions that Washington should make Europe pay to assure freedom of navigation in the Middle East.
—Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2025
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Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 1 Mar. 2025
As the livery cab idled in the middle lane, the woman inexplicably stepped out of the vehicle, lost her footing and fell onto the right lane, where she was run over by a passing Chevrolet Malibu driven by a 29-year-old man, cops said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2025
East sidewalk and curb lane of Highland Avenue from Yucca Street to Sunset Boulevard 8-foot pedestrian access (300 feet south of Hollywood Boulevard only).
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
The Signal chats bristled with resentment that the U.S. would safeguard shipping lanes that primarily serve European commerce with suggestions that Washington should make Europe pay to assure freedom of navigation in the Middle East.
—Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lane
Noun
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The Chubs had a long road to this seemingly happy ending.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Electric cars hit the roads and smart phones hit the stores.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.—
Kansas City Star Bot,
Kansas City Star,
13 Apr. 2025
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The suite also enables features like partial highway self-driving, automatic lane changes, on-ramp and exit navigation, and high-speed emergency collision avoidance, similar to the E8 system.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Others left in their cars, dodging bodies that lay in the streets.—
Christina Goldbaum,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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The restaurant serves terrific pizza and even better cheesesteaks that draw long lines running down the street or, some days, up the street the other way, just to keep life interesting.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2025
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) first confirmed to PEOPLE that a Cessna 310 had crashed into a roadway on Friday, April 11, at around 10:20 a.m.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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The males that lived near busy roadways behaved more aggressively than those living farther away by approaching the speaker closely and repeatedly swooping low over it, probably in search of the intruder.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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Kelenic also doesn't have a clear path to playing time in Atlanta.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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While inflation cooled in March, reaching a six-month low, the path has been uneven, and Powell has faced criticism from both the left and the right over whether the Fed acted too slowly—or too aggressively.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Late night and early morning commuters can expect detours along the freeways linking Fort Worth to Weatherford this weekend.—
Jaime Moore-Carrillo,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2025
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The slow-speed pursuit traveled on freeways in Oceanside, Carlsbad and then back toward Escondido.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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Instead, its enduring appeal has always been its effervescent scene found in winding laneways, blockbuster art galleries, and innovative kitchens.—
Chloe Sachdev,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Nov. 2024
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Stroll through the city's quaint laneways, home to an eclectic mix of bars and restaurants and a vibrant arts and culture scene.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Oct. 2024
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American military veteran hijacks plane in Belize, officials say The airplane, which had only 14 passengers on board, had been due to fly the short route from Corozal near the Mexican border to San Pedro, a popular tourist destination off the coast.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Amanda McPherson, 38, and Johnathon McPherson, 27, were caught when detectives discovered seemingly unrelated cases of fraud shared the same postal routes, the Bay County Sheriff’s Office said in an April 17 news release.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Lane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lane. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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