as in highways
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
there's an accident on the main artery into town, so I'll be late
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Recent Examples of arteries
However, further testing showed that her arteries were clear.
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Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024
The dye makes your arteries appear bright and white on the scan pictures so blockages can be easier to see.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 25 Dec. 2024
The probe winds through the maze of brain arteries, capturing high-resolution images of the brain to guide surgeons.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 Dec. 2024
When your core gets cold, your body contracts the muscles around those arteries, restricting blood flow.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 22 Dec. 2024
The ghost explains that for the past 30 years John has been punishing his arteries with lousy food choices, resulting in the beginning stages of atherosclerosis — clogging of his arteries.
—Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 19 Dec. 2024
These tasks include offering minimally invasive treatments for clogged arteries and precisely guiding organisms.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 18 Dec. 2024
What was found to be a significant factor in Farley’s death, however, was coronary atherosclerosis, or a narrowing of the arteries that supply blood to the heart, the medical examiner reported, per the Chicago Tribune.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Invite Stakeholders To Contribute A company's stakeholders are like the arteries leading to the heart of the company.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024
The dye makes your arteries appear bright and white on the scan pictures so blockages can be easier to see.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 25 Dec. 2024
The probe winds through the maze of brain arteries, capturing high-resolution images of the brain to guide surgeons.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 Dec. 2024
When your core gets cold, your body contracts the muscles around those arteries, restricting blood flow.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 22 Dec. 2024
The ghost explains that for the past 30 years John has been punishing his arteries with lousy food choices, resulting in the beginning stages of atherosclerosis — clogging of his arteries.
—Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 19 Dec. 2024
These tasks include offering minimally invasive treatments for clogged arteries and precisely guiding organisms.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 18 Dec. 2024
What was found to be a significant factor in Farley’s death, however, was coronary atherosclerosis, or a narrowing of the arteries that supply blood to the heart, the medical examiner reported, per the Chicago Tribune.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Invite Stakeholders To Contribute A company's stakeholders are like the arteries leading to the heart of the company.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arteries
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The growth in automobile sales, airline and bus travel, subsidized highways, civil unrest in ’67 and ’68, and white flight to the suburbs all took a toll on national and local rail demand.—
Patrick Sauer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Dec. 2024
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Each winter, ice highways emerge, making remote villages accessible.—
Marc Telio,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Dec. 2024
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In Overland Park, crews are in the process of spreading salt on residential streets as of Friday afternoon, and will move to salting main thoroughfares on Saturday before the rain starts.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
3 Jan. 2025
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Officials do not block Canal, one of the city's most-trafficked thoroughfares.—
Chelsea Brasted,
Axios,
3 Jan. 2025
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The Capitol Police have stepped up security for the event, closing roads and increasing patrols around the Capitol grounds.—
Kate Selig,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2025
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Crews are working to clear snow and ice from roads after blizzard conditions Sunday brought 8-12 inches of snow in various parts of the metro, according to the National Weather Service in Kansas City.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
6 Jan. 2025
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The city will also ask employers to let workers work at home rather than clog the freeways as usual.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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Southern Californians can expect to see high wait times at the airports and congested traffic on the freeways during the holidays this year.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Dec. 2024
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Nearly 41% of fatalities on Michigan roadways in 2023 involved alcohol and/or drugs.—
Natalie Davies,
Detroit Free Press,
24 Dec. 2024
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During the advisory, slippery travel conditions are possible, especially on untreated roadways.—
Claire Reid,
Journal Sentinel,
23 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement The organization said the vehicle was spotted at the intersection of Jefferson and Sepulveda boulevards in Culver City.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Dec. 2024
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The plane crashed on 126 Street, near the intersection of Hawthorne and El Segundo boulevards.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Nov. 2024
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“Arteries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arteries. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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