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Recent Examples of subway
This line opened in 2002 and was the city’s first new subway line in almost forty years.
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Ankit Mishra, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Official place-names such as Corona or Soundview or Brooklyn were less familiar to people in Ecuador; more famous now were the landmarks and other emblems of the city which migrants posted about, like subway lines, parks, the place with the screens.
—Jordan Salama, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
After half a century, New York City is retiring its iconic orange and yellow subway cars.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
New York Governor Kathy Hochul was slammed on social media Sunday after touting how safe the New York City subway system has become thanks to her efforts – just hours after a woman was set on fire and burned to death on a train.
—Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
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Ankit Mishra, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Official place-names such as Corona or Soundview or Brooklyn were less familiar to people in Ecuador; more famous now were the landmarks and other emblems of the city which migrants posted about, like subway lines, parks, the place with the screens.
—Jordan Salama, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
After half a century, New York City is retiring its iconic orange and yellow subway cars.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
New York Governor Kathy Hochul was slammed on social media Sunday after touting how safe the New York City subway system has become thanks to her efforts – just hours after a woman was set on fire and burned to death on a train.
—Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subway
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Or Central and South America, uniting in hostility to the United States, helping their drug gangs to surge fentanyl into the United States via drones and tunnels.Llewellyn King, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2025
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Rick Brunson stood on the court during a timeout, hands in his pockets, eyes locked on the tunnel leading from the home team locker room to Madison Square Garden’s hardwood.Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2025
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The gallery draws its inspiration from the landscapes and traditional crafts of New Mexico and the American Southwest.Andrea Onate, WWD, 17 Jan. 2025
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In addition to live performances and demonstrations, this daylong event will feature traditional cuisine and educational activities in the Asian art galleries.Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2025
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The prehistoric cave dates back to the Pleistocene Age.Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2025
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Thadeus writes a poem for the woman and child transfixed by the cave mouth.Han Ong, The New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Subway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subway. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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