as in highway
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 artery
And in one of the hotel’s two dining venues, Grana, original floors — revealed during the restoration — were once part of the bank's central artery.
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Hannah Selinger, Travel + Leisure, 9 Dec. 2024
Blood pressure is the force that blood flow exerts against the artery walls.
—Corey Whelan, Verywell Health, 1 Dec. 2024
The triple cantilever, a key link of the BQE and one of the primary economic arteries of the region, carries 130,000 cars and over 13,000 trucks per day.
—John Surico, Curbed, 26 Nov. 2024
An artery rupture resulting in a brain bleed and stroke left Stone with a 1% survival rate.
—Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
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Hannah Selinger, Travel + Leisure, 9 Dec. 2024
Blood pressure is the force that blood flow exerts against the artery walls.
—Corey Whelan, Verywell Health, 1 Dec. 2024
The triple cantilever, a key link of the BQE and one of the primary economic arteries of the region, carries 130,000 cars and over 13,000 trucks per day.
—John Surico, Curbed, 26 Nov. 2024
An artery rupture resulting in a brain bleed and stroke left Stone with a 1% survival rate.
—Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for artery
Recent Examples of Synonyms for artery
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Winter storm freezes upper Midwest A fast-moving winter storm brought snow, ice, strong winds and bitter cold to much of the upper Midwest, snarling traffic in the Twin Cities and forcing North Dakota officials to shut down an interstate highway.arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Williamson County was among other local highway departments already surveying roads for potholes as snow and ice melts.Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Protesters again gathered outside the parliament building on the main Rustaveli Avenue thoroughfare, launching fireworks at the building and at police lines.David Brennan, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024
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There’s a restaurant for every craving and any budget along Bay View’s main thoroughfare.Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2024
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The cases are in a rural part of Kwango province in southwestern Congo, which has limited access to laboratory testing and is difficult to reach by road, according to the WHO.Aria Bendix, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
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Nonetheless, the loss of a major player isn’t good for the roads, or even their competition like Waymo.Brad Templeton, Forbes, 19 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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The brother had reportedly tried to stop his sibling from crossing the freeway, according to local Housten news outlet KPRC 2.Becca Longmire, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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This spirited restaurant is on the main street in Urbanna, ideal for stopping by after exploring the shops nearby.Heather Bien, Southern Living, 14 Dec. 2024
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The New York City Police Department issued preemptive warnings via social media, reminding participants that open containers remain prohibited on city streets and that impeding pedestrian or vehicular traffic could result in citations.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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In San Antonio, for instance, the city negotiated for years with the Texas DOT to add sidewalks and bike lanes to Broadway, a state arterial with seven lanes.David Zipper, Vox, 13 Nov. 2024
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The second- and third-most impactful factors were wolf predation and parasitism by carotid arterial worms (E. schneideri).Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024
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Few brands have followed this same exact route, but some have clearly been reading the room.Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 13 Dec. 2024
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This second route, the one Patient X was using to recognize emotions, goes directly to the lower part of the brain (to the amygdala).Kevin Kruse, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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When finished, the $150 million project will rehabilitate 36 bridge structures and replace overhead signs, patch pavement and give the expressway a paint job.Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
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On the expressway there's also more wind and road noise than the Buick Enclave or the Acura MDX.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Artery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/artery. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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