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as in highway
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
I think we should take one of the less congested roads
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Recent Examples of road
And just as was the case during Phelan's path to House leadership over the past two sessions, Burrows' road will travel through the heart of Democratic territory.
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John C. Moritz, Austin American-Statesman, 7 Dec. 2024
New Miami voters passed a fire levy and narrowly passed – by one vote – a levy to fund road repairs in November.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 6 Dec. 2024
Rauw Alejandro will hit the road next spring in support of his latest album, Cosa Nuestra.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
The games that are currently the furthest down the road are against Arizona State.
—Danny Davis, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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John C. Moritz, Austin American-Statesman, 7 Dec. 2024
New Miami voters passed a fire levy and narrowly passed – by one vote – a levy to fund road repairs in November.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 6 Dec. 2024
Rauw Alejandro will hit the road next spring in support of his latest album, Cosa Nuestra.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
The games that are currently the furthest down the road are against Arizona State.
—Danny Davis, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for road
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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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Each year, the Seashore Trolley Museum decorates its (heated) trolleys to take guests on a ride along the heritage railroad through the woods.Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 11 Dec. 2024
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They have been spotted flying over important infrastructure, like reservoirs, power lines and railroads, in people’s backyards and above highways.Alyce McFadden, New York Times, 8 Dec. 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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In Europe, a new underground railway system with driverless trains has opened in the Greek city of Thessaloniki.Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
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At the center of the particular case the court is hearing is the question of whether, when deciding to build a railway line to transport oil in Utah, the environmental impacts of the oil’s production and refining should be considered.Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 5 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 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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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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This second route, the one Patient X was using to recognize emotions, goes directly to the lower part of the brain (to the amygdala).Kevin Kruse, Forbes, 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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With no approval yet the expressway is still years away with a cost or construction timetable unknown.Natalia Jaramillo, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Nov. 2024
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“Road.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/road. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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