as in road
a street that is designed to connect to another street only at one end
Our house is located on a quiet cul-de-sac.
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Recent Examples of cul-de-sac
Resting in the historic Vista Las Palmas neighborhood amid a half-acre cul-de-sac parcel at the foothills of the San Jacinto Mountains, the glass, stone, and butterfly-roof dwelling features four bedrooms and five baths in almost 4,700 square feet of split-level living space.
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 14 Jan. 2025
During the second week of his trial period, while ripping at the end of yet another featureless cul-de-sac, Colvin hit the wall.
—Brendan I. Koerner, WIRED, 13 Jan. 2025
The couple’s beloved cul-de-sac also became home to New York Times bestselling cookbook author and chef Molly Baz and her architect husband Ben Willett, as well as composer Meara O’Reilly and her filmmaker husband Isaiah Saxon.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 12 Jan. 2025
In a cul-de-sac along Alta Crest Drive, where more than a dozen homes burned, neighbors wept together in the street.
—Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 14 Jan. 2025
During the second week of his trial period, while ripping at the end of yet another featureless cul-de-sac, Colvin hit the wall.
—Brendan I. Koerner, WIRED, 13 Jan. 2025
The couple’s beloved cul-de-sac also became home to New York Times bestselling cookbook author and chef Molly Baz and her architect husband Ben Willett, as well as composer Meara O’Reilly and her filmmaker husband Isaiah Saxon.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 12 Jan. 2025
In a cul-de-sac along Alta Crest Drive, where more than a dozen homes burned, neighbors wept together in the street.
—Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cul-de-sac
Noun
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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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The Weather Channel is warning of slick roads and possible travel delays. Monday, with a high of just 25 and a low reaching around 10 degrees, is predicted to mark the beginning of a prolonged period of frigid conditions.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
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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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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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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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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Also, please be careful in icy conditions, especially on the roadways.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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Against a towering backdrop of black smoke with an ominous orange glow, the stately homes and broad boulevards of the Pacific Palisades looked small and exposed on Tuesday.—
Jacey Fortin,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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Where is new Sacramento-area restaurant? Tandoori Pizza’s new Elk Grove location will be in the Laguna Gateway shopping plaza adjacent to Highway 99 at the intersection of Laguna and West Stockton boulevards in Elk Grove.—
Marcus D. Smith,
Sacramento Bee,
7 Jan. 2025
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Two Turkey fans stood in the middle of a three-lane carriageway.—
James Horncastle,
The Athletic,
6 July 2024
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The project, first launched in 2019, broke ground in February 2023 to connect the A417 highway bypass to the Cowley roundabout, a section of road that is currently a single-lane carriageway that slows traffic, transportation officials said.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
10 May 2024
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Planning Commission voted in August to deny the project proposed for Mission and Whitney avenues in Carmichael.—
Theresa Clift,
Sacramento Bee,
28 Jan. 2025
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Here’s what will be closed for that hour: ▪ Eastbound and westbound lanes on Northwest 36th Street between Northwest 79th and 87th avenues.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
27 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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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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