as in side road
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Recent Examples of secondary road
Tuesday morning, the state’s road closure report included 579 – three on interstates, 38 federal highways, 58 state roads, and 480 secondary roads.
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Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 Oct. 2024
Hurricane Milton will bring flooding that is expected to impact both primary and secondary roads, parking lots, buildings and homes.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 7 Oct. 2024
The total number, courtesy of secondary roads, has climbed each of the last three days of the workweek.
—Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Oct. 2024
Traffic was backed up for dozens of miles (kilometers) during the morning rush hour and the crash left other highways and secondary roads in gridlock.
—Susan Haigh, Fortune, 2 May 2024
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Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 Oct. 2024
Hurricane Milton will bring flooding that is expected to impact both primary and secondary roads, parking lots, buildings and homes.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 7 Oct. 2024
The total number, courtesy of secondary roads, has climbed each of the last three days of the workweek.
—Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Oct. 2024
Traffic was backed up for dozens of miles (kilometers) during the morning rush hour and the crash left other highways and secondary roads in gridlock.
—Susan Haigh, Fortune, 2 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for secondary road
Noun
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While sunlight melted snow in some areas on Wednesday, some school districts noted rural and side roads were still ice- and slush-covered in their announcements.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Jan. 2025
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The side roads are not being paid attention to, with the city and the state concentrating most of their attention on the larger roads.—
Dale Ellis,
arkansasonline.com,
10 Jan. 2025
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In January 1975, on a side street in New Haven, Conn., surrounded by the campus of Yale University, a small French restaurant featuring live music opened its doors, with an unlikely name — Toad’s Place.—
Thom Duffy,
Billboard,
27 Jan. 2025
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On a side street, Mr. Hernandez moved each koi into its own sturdy plastic bag of clean water, then packed them into boxes.—
Rukmini Callimachi,
New York Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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The moral high road In an uncertain world with no clear answers, anger can be a north star.—
Allie Volpe,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
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Low gas prices are expected to fuel high road traffic.—
Alysa Guffey,
The Indianapolis Star,
27 Nov. 2024
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The pilot and co-pilot were killed, the São Paulo state military police told Newsweek, and two people on the street where the aircraft crashed were injured.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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The production stole shots on the street amid the unsuspecting working-class pedestrians of Strasbourg–Saint-Denis, but Godard often used these images for absurd scenarios.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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While Texas doesn't have a state property tax, local governments collect property taxes for public services like schools, streets, roads, police and firefighters.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Second line parades and gatherings at the historic St. Augustine Church occur on weekends, musicians may gather in Congo Square on a Tuesday, or a high-school band may practice in the road.—
Jenny Adams,
AFAR Media,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The bureau’s most dangerous enemy may be Elon Musk, who has infiltrated the executive branch at Trump’s invitation.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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The law was designed to guarantee their professional independence from the executive branch and protect them from removal at presidential whim.—
Linda Thompson Gonzalez,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Feb. 2025
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Zoom in: According to an Urban Institute analysis, that criteria could likely metro Atlanta suburbs and exurbs — areas which would likely favor highway and major roadway widening or construction.—
Kristal Dixon,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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In fact, the amount of federal investment in highways during every year of the Biden administration was lower than in any year from 2003 through 2020.—
Jason Furman,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Secondary road.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secondary%20road. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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