side road

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Recent Examples of side road During filming, truck and commercial vehicles will detour on Red Top Road between the city of Graham and State Highway 114, while non-commercial vehicles will be diverted to side roads. Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 May 2024 Work continued in the county to clear trees, debris and downed power lines, and a number of side roads remained closed, Gaub said. Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 9 May 2024 Buzbee asked the deputy if a person could have parked on a side road. Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2024 Hazardous conditions on side roads were cited by many of the county's seven public school districts as the reason for closing for the fourth day in a row today due to the inclement weather. The Sentinel-Record, arkansasonline.com, 19 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for side road 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for side road
Noun
  • Lasting between two-and-a-half to three hours on average, Road Raves weave through a network of bike lanes and side streets, with brief stops at the key sites connected to the theme of the day’s route, Grosspietsch said.
    Sylvan Lebrun, Chicago Tribune, 29 Nov. 2024
  • The venue, a downtown Manhattan club on a side street thronged with everyone from movie stars to wannabes hoping to gain entry to the party that was still raging at 3 a.m., had been at capacity since midnight.
    Amy DuBois Barnett, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Taking secondary roads with lower speed limits or postponing travel during squall warnings are advised.
    Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Steward’s walk was the real deal: a four-hour amble along secondary roads past farmsteads and olive groves, the undulating terrain fanning out around us on all sides.
    Peter Terzian, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The moral high road In an uncertain world with no clear answers, anger can be a north star.
    Allie Volpe, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
  • Low gas prices are expected to fuel high road traffic.
    Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • This spirited restaurant is on the main street in Urbanna, ideal for stopping by after exploring the shops nearby.
    Heather Bien, Southern Living, 14 Dec. 2024
  • The New York City Police Department issued preemptive warnings via social media, reminding participants that open containers remain prohibited on city streets and that impeding pedestrian or vehicular traffic could result in citations.
    Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • This weekend, the Festival of the Arts returns to downtown Tempe and the APS Electric Light Parade returns to Phoenix, bringing with them road closures.
    The Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Peels can create a huge mess in the drainpipes down the road.
    Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2024

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“Side road.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/side%20road. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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