shunpike

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shunpike
Noun
  • Troopers later located the BMW on the side roads in Fairfield and were able to follow the vehicle from a distance.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 26 Feb. 2025
  • The truck turned east off the highway onto a side road and was eventually pulled over by a deputy at the end of East Pine Street.
    Max Silverson, Idaho Statesman, 14 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • After hot and secondary routes are cleared, crews will treat them with salt before moving onto neighborhood side streets.
    Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2025
  • On Sunday morning, road closures are possible along South Broad Street running from Lombard to Chestnut Streets (including side streets).
    Mike D'Onofrio, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Black ice is expected to form, especially on secondary roads and areas with runoff from melting snow.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
  • As of Tuesday morning, crews spread 1.8 million gallons of brine on hundreds of miles of interstates, highways and secondary roads, Stein said.
    Joe Marusak and, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The moral high road In an uncertain world with no clear answers, anger can be a north star.
    Allie Volpe, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
  • Low gas prices are expected to fuel high road traffic.
    Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Dressed in colorful costumes, dozens of children, and plenty of adults, representing Krewe de Prank and other local Mardi Gras krewes marched in a Mardi Gras parade Sunday that snaked through the streets of the West Side neighborhood in Kansas City.
    Emily Curiel, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Everyone is almost always wearing berets and striped shirts, while extras roam the streets in mime makeup.
    Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacramento Bee, 23 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Putting off a little mess can mean an even bigger one down the road (or even warrant a call to the exterminator).
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2025
  • Along the roads in this region, blue and green pump jacks nod like mechanical farm animals in the fields.
    Stanley Reed, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • But the town’s cohesion frayed in the late twentieth century as factories shuttered, leaving behind dangerous pollution, and the construction of an interstate highway demolished the historic downtown.
    Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
  • Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.
    Kansas City Star Bot, Kansas City Star, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Shunpike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shunpike. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.

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