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Recent Examples of byway
The byways, as two new plays by Matthew Barbot and Kallan Dana are currently demonstrating, are thick with ghosts.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
Transportation planners can improve roadway safety and increase habitat connectivity for wildlife by creating special critter byways—for mammals, birds, insects and other creatures—to pass over, under and across roads away from vehicles.
—Noël Fletcher, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
As such, these byways are typically only open from late May through October, depending on the weather.
—Emily Pennington, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 May 2023
Surrounded by the Ocala National Forest, the byway highlights the importance of preserving nature and the value of public lands.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2024
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
Transportation planners can improve roadway safety and increase habitat connectivity for wildlife by creating special critter byways—for mammals, birds, insects and other creatures—to pass over, under and across roads away from vehicles.
—Noël Fletcher, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
As such, these byways are typically only open from late May through October, depending on the weather.
—Emily Pennington, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 May 2023
Surrounded by the Ocala National Forest, the byway highlights the importance of preserving nature and the value of public lands.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for byway
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Limited driving range tends to be an issue when driving longer distances on the highway, creating an additional incentive to conserve fuel.—
Peter Douglas,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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Production has ceased on Season 2 of the Big Talk Studios series about an 18th-century highway robber, putting a cast and crew of hundreds out of work with nothing to show for their efforts.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
17 Jan. 2025
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Officers responded to the eastbound lanes of I-30 near E. Loop 820 around 5:50 a.m. after getting a call about an accident between two 18-wheelers, according to the 911 call sheet.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Jan. 2025
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Right lane closed in Merriam The right lane is closed between I-35 and US-169/Metcalf Avenue in Merriam.—
Kansas City Star Bot,
Kansas City Star,
28 Jan. 2025
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Aides expect Trump will return occasionally to Mar-a-Lago during the next four years, but for now, the show is moving 1,000 miles up the road.—
Jennifer Jacobs,
CBS News,
18 Jan. 2025
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Everything, whether success or failure, becomes critical fodder for the road ahead.—
Doug Sundheim,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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The school’s proximity to two major thoroughfares, 47th Street and Pulaski Road, makes walking and biking too dangerous for most other parents in the community, Galvez Searle said.—
Sarah Macaraeg,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Jan. 2025
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The 405, the major thoroughfare connecting L.A. with the San Fernando Valley, remains open.—
Matteo Moschella,
NBC News,
12 Jan. 2025
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Families being told to abandon their cars on evacuation routes to flee on foot and convalescent home residents being pushed down the street in wheelchairs as hot embers fly around them are scenes usually witnessed only in the movies.—
Caitlin Clarkson Pereira,
Hartford Courant,
24 Jan. 2025
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City planner Nathan Koster told the council that more property owners along the route were open to recurring or regular closures of the intersection.—
Kyle Stokes,
Axios,
23 Jan. 2025
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The Broncos are falling out of any at-large-berth conversation and into the territory where their only path to March Madness is a Mountain West Tournament championship.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
23 Jan. 2025
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What Lies Ahead The Knicks have demonstrated their ability to handle weaker teams, but their path to true contention requires rising to the challenge against tougher opponents.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
23 Jan. 2025
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Upon arrival, officers found an unresponsive male with apparent gunshot wounds lying in the street next to a vehicle parked in front of the address, according to the social media post.—
Lena Miano,
arkansasonline.com,
26 Jan. 2025
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Robinson’s friend, Danny Shigemori, who has lived on the street for 55 years and ran a landscaping business, lost his place too.—
Jeffrey Fleishman,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2025
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Many cities are begging residents to avoid driving as the sun melts snow that then refreezes, increasing the danger on roadways.—
Robert Shackelford,
CNN,
22 Jan. 2025
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Over 100 cars have been reported stranded on roadways, keeping crews from responding to emergencies, officials said.—
Kenton Gewecke,
ABC News,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Byway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/byway. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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