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Recent Examples of runway
Passengers are starting to share their stories of surviving a chilling crash-landing Monday at Toronto Pearson International Airport, where a Delta plane on a flight from Minneapolis caught fire and flipped upside down on the runway.
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Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2025
Related article How clever designs helped save 80 people after their plane caught fire, lost a wing and skidded down a runway upside down
And many of these flights are just as long, if not longer than flights flown by larger jets.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 18 Feb. 2025
New York Fashion Week is in full swing, and looks are being served both on and off the runway.
—Morgan Fargo, Vogue, 7 Feb. 2025
The runway shows set a powerful tone for the week ahead, promising innovation and fresh perspectives on luxury.
—Stixx Mathews, Essence, 7 Feb. 2025
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Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2025
Related article How clever designs helped save 80 people after their plane caught fire, lost a wing and skidded down a runway upside down
And many of these flights are just as long, if not longer than flights flown by larger jets.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 18 Feb. 2025
New York Fashion Week is in full swing, and looks are being served both on and off the runway.
—Morgan Fargo, Vogue, 7 Feb. 2025
The runway shows set a powerful tone for the week ahead, promising innovation and fresh perspectives on luxury.
—Stixx Mathews, Essence, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for runway
Noun
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Fritz revved the engine, a desperate, needling whine, and the vessel lurched down the airstrip, the chute billowing awake behind him.—
Nick Paumgarten,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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Sami then left dead Farhad on the road, and proceeded to the airstrip with Noor’s very shook mother.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Replacing the outgoing Forte, the new Kia K4 is slightly larger and roomier than its predecessor and brings more street style to the table as well.—
Kristin Shaw,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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According to police, neighbors on the otherwise idyllic-looking street had no idea what was going on inside.—
Gina Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Van Zandt purchased 278 acres of cotton fields east of 24th Street and south of the Southern Pacific railroad tracks and transformed them into a landing field.—
Tiffany Acosta,
The Arizona Republic,
25 July 2024
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And no ones sees that landing field more clearly than Michael O’Leary, Boeing’s disappointed customer, but still true believer.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
23 Mar. 2024
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The road is closed from Blue Ridge Cut Off/Exit 9 to Sterling Avenue/Exit 10 in Kansas City.—
Kansas City Star Bot,
Kansas City Star,
23 Feb. 2025
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Motorsports have a long history of bringing race technologies to the road.—
Vitas Carosella,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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Ken said that when the plane finally stopped on that tiny landing strip, its nose was 2 feet from the water.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2025
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That’s why aside from continuing to build some sort of new culture and keeping everyone healthy, the next two months are all about gliding onto the landing strip in smooth fashion in July, setting things up for a run in 2025-26.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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This position is responsible for professional and highly complex administrative work, control and processing of documents related to large scale programs and projects involving County roadways and related infrastructure.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2025
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The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacramento Bee,
23 Feb. 2025
Noun
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One lane is closed from 135th Street to 151st Street on southbound US-69.—
Kansas City Star Bot,
Kansas City Star,
21 Feb. 2025
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Omarion Hampton also has a chance to be a first-round pick because of his hard running style and his ability to find open running lanes.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
20 Feb. 2025
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As armored tanks drove down the main thoroughfare, scared and teary-eyed residents acknowledged being at a total loss.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
25 Feb. 2025
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Another ordinance gives squirrels the right of way on all public streets, sidewalks and thoroughfares in Olney, and implements a $750 fine for harassing one.—
Michelle Mastro,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Runway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/runway. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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