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as in highway
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
I think we should take one of the less congested roads
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Recent Examples of road
After the loss, the Broncos turned around for a road Thursday night game, mastering the difficult condensed week to defeat the Saints in New Orleans on Oct. 17.
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Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
The victim had been attempting to cross the road with his brother, who saw his sibling get hit, per KTRK, citing Houston police.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Ball also envisioned it as a road film with Noa (Owen Teague) crossing an ever-changing landscape to find his abducted clan.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 18 Dec. 2024
Deputies said the bus left the road and collided with several trees in the backyard of a home near the intersection.
—Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 18 Dec. 2024
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Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
The victim had been attempting to cross the road with his brother, who saw his sibling get hit, per KTRK, citing Houston police.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Ball also envisioned it as a road film with Noa (Owen Teague) crossing an ever-changing landscape to find his abducted clan.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 18 Dec. 2024
Deputies said the bus left the road and collided with several trees in the backyard of a home near the intersection.
—Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for road
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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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Transportation-data firm INRIX says travel times on the nation's highways could be up to 30% longer than normal over the holidays, with Sunday expected to see the heaviest traffic.CBS News, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2024
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Each year, the Seashore Trolley Museum decorates its (heated) trolleys to take guests on a ride along the heritage railroad through the woods.Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 11 Dec. 2024
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They have been spotted flying over important infrastructure, like reservoirs, power lines and railroads, in people’s backyards and above highways.Alyce McFadden, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2024
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While the council made a few changes to the budget — like increasing funding for street paving and reinstating funding for the Jefferson County Soil and Water Conservation District that Greenberg proposed to cut, the legislation passed handily.Eleanor McCrary, The Courier-Journal, 27 Dec. 2024
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Northern Man became famous last year for organizing a mass street protest opposing the construction of a large mosque near Moscow.Anna Nemtsova, The Atlantic, 27 Dec. 2024
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In response, both the government and private companies are investing in the creation of new transportation routes, including the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway and the modernization of highways, which will be a critical factor for export growth.Nikolay Seleznev, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Local officials were mulling over an idea to put a then-idle Norfolk Southern Railroad industrial access line connecting the cities back into service as a commuter railway.IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 18 Dec. 2024
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The iconic, story-high Julius fountain in the main thoroughfare is drained, with no sign of construction.Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2024
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The hotel is a few short, walkable blocks from Avenida Paulista, one of the city’s main thoroughfares, bustling with pedestrians, a botanical garden, and many shops and restaurants.Dalya Benor, Travel + Leisure, 18 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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An Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 carrying 67 individuals from Baku to Grozny diverted its route due to adverse weather and attempted to land at Aktau airport in Kazakhstan.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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The Oakland restaurant, which closed in March, was located near Hegenberger Road, a main route to and from Oakland International Airport.Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 25 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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“Road.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/road. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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