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
As blood flows through the artery, its volume changes slightly with each heartbeat.
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IEEE Spectrum, 3 Feb. 2025
According to this theory, cupping could improve blood circulation and prevent atherosclerosis (plaque buildup in the arteries).
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 29 Jan. 2025
The body needs cholesterol to build cells and make vitamins and certain hormones, but too much of it can cause fat to collect in arteries, increasing the risk of heart attack and stroke.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
The Reading Terminal Market, for instance, is located in downtown Philadelphia, near hotels, transportation arteries and a five-minute walk to City Hall.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
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IEEE Spectrum, 3 Feb. 2025
According to this theory, cupping could improve blood circulation and prevent atherosclerosis (plaque buildup in the arteries).
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 29 Jan. 2025
The body needs cholesterol to build cells and make vitamins and certain hormones, but too much of it can cause fat to collect in arteries, increasing the risk of heart attack and stroke.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
The Reading Terminal Market, for instance, is located in downtown Philadelphia, near hotels, transportation arteries and a five-minute walk to City Hall.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for artery
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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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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
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Listen to this article Five months after Seattle completed its three-year construction project for a new bus rapid transit line along a main thoroughfare, neighbors are beginning to take stock.—
Elliott Wenzler,
The Denver Post,
16 Feb. 2025
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Crossing seven modern-day prefectures and the snowy crags of the Japanese Alps, this thoroughfare, the Nakasendō, connected the imperial capital of Kyoto with the cultural capital of Edo (now Tokyo).—
Hannah Walhout,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Feb. 2025
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The road is closed from Blue Ridge Cut Off/Exit 9 to Sterling Avenue/Exit 10 in Kansas City.—
Kansas City Star Bot,
Kansas City Star,
23 Feb. 2025
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Motorsports have a long history of bringing race technologies to the road.—
Vitas Carosella,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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The demonstration included a sign posted over the freeway as well as individuals pacing with Nazi flags, according to video that aired on the station.—
Joe Kottke,
NBC News,
8 Feb. 2025
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The 8-year-old girl stood in court and explained the immense sorrow a Sacramento police detective created when his car drifted off a freeway and fatally struck brothers Juan Carlos and Lionel Rodriguez.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacramento Bee,
4 Feb. 2025
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Hundreds of pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian protesters angrily confronted each other on the streets of a mainly Orthodox Jewish Brooklyn neighborhood Tuesday night as officials said Jews were targeted with antisemitic rhetoric.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2025
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Police searched a sidewalk and street roughly 20 minutes after the apparent sound of gunshots, but found no shell casings, no evidence of the shooting, and ultimately, no gun.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
19 Feb. 2025
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But much of its route runs along East Washington, an arterial managed by Wisconsin, and the state transportation department prevented Madison from making the entire BRT lane bus-only during rush hour.—
David Zipper,
Vox,
13 Nov. 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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Also, airlines regularly make changes to their routes.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
15 Feb. 2025
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Jacksonville: Monday's through Thursday's routes will run one day late.—
Joy Jackson,
arkansasonline.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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The closures affect the eastbound lanes starting at NW 17th Avenue on the expressway, State Road 836, just west of Interstate-95, FDOT said in an alert.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2025
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Homicide data from the Illinois State Police, which patrols the city’s expressways, also is not included here.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Artery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/artery. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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