as in road
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
hair-raising tales of outlaws who ambushed coaches traveling the high roads
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Recent Examples of high road
Rounding out the top three is Switzerland, which also has a very low road traffic death rate of 2.2 per 100,000 people, low fuel and EV charging costs, and a very high road quality score of 6.3 out of 7.
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Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2024
Speeding isn’t the only reason why the US has such high road fatality rates.
—Marin Cogan, Vox, 13 May 2024
In the United States, thousands of ‘high road’ restaurants are paving the way to a better industry, not just leading with their great food but their values.
—Saru Jayaraman, CNN, 14 Jan. 2023
If 2016 Obama was singing the virtues of the high road, firmly but selectively pushing back on a presidential candidate who had peddled falsehoods about her husband, her 2020 speech shot fire from that high road by using Trump’s words against him.
—Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2020
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Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2024
Speeding isn’t the only reason why the US has such high road fatality rates.
—Marin Cogan, Vox, 13 May 2024
In the United States, thousands of ‘high road’ restaurants are paving the way to a better industry, not just leading with their great food but their values.
—Saru Jayaraman, CNN, 14 Jan. 2023
If 2016 Obama was singing the virtues of the high road, firmly but selectively pushing back on a presidential candidate who had peddled falsehoods about her husband, her 2020 speech shot fire from that high road by using Trump’s words against him.
—Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for high road
Noun
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Winchester Avenue closed The road is closed from Raytown Road to I-435 South in Kansas City.—
Kansas City Star Bot,
Kansas City Star,
11 Feb. 2025
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While Texas doesn't have a state property tax, local governments collect property taxes for public services like schools, streets, roads, police and firefighters.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Zoom in: According to an Urban Institute analysis, that criteria could likely metro Atlanta suburbs and exurbs — areas which would likely favor highway and major roadway widening or construction.—
Kristal Dixon,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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The trooper moved onto the highway in an attempt to catch up with the driver.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
10 Feb. 2025
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The production stole shots on the street amid the unsuspecting working-class pedestrians of Strasbourg–Saint-Denis, but Godard often used these images for absurd scenarios.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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Several loads of fresh fish have been offered for sale on main street this week.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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In the 1950s and 60s, the expansion of the 210 and 710 freeways upended the lives of thousands of Black residents in Pasadena.—
Jireh Deng,
NPR,
8 Feb. 2025
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The collision occurred on the eastbound side of the freeway near Valley View Street during rainy conditions.—
Nathan Solis,
Los Angeles Times,
7 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
Noun
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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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Homicide data from the Illinois State Police, which patrols the city’s expressways, also is not included here.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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Additionally, the development is strategically connected to major expressways such as the Central Expressway, Ayer Rajah Expressway, East Coast Parkway and Marina Coastal Expressway, ensuring easy access to the entire island.—
Perennial Holdings Contributor,
Forbes,
17 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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“High road.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high%20road. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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