switchbacks

plural of switchback

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Recent Examples of switchbacks The trail ascends to its high point on long switchbacks that ease the climb and maximize scenic views. Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for switchbacks
Noun
  • Hundreds of homes and scores of roads were damaged or destroyed.
    John Bacon, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Flash flooding from creeks and rivers conspired with Appalachian mudslides to sweep away scores of people, destroy homes and businesses, collapse roads and devastate entire communities.
    John Bacon, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Total zero-emission vehicles registered is about 100,000, or 1 in 80 on the highways.
    Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Oct. 2024
  • There, a white board is updated daily to share which highways and major roads are passable, that school is canceled all week, and the phone number to report missing persons.
    Jessica Wakeman, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Neighbors used chainsaws to clear roadways.
    Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
  • This is because more regional funding for roadways and bus operations frees up revenue in Phoenix, Tempe and Mesa to go toward light rail.
    Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Continue reading … HAUNTING HIGHWAYS – Serial killers hide as long-haul truckers to terrorize America’s freeways, expert says.
    Fox News, Fox News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • All leftover funds would go toward preserving existing freeways, roads and public transit, meaning no expansion would take place.
    Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • If Copenhagen's bike lanes favor speed demons, its pedestrian thoroughfares—and favorable topography—are well suited for leisurely exploration.
    Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Oct. 2024
  • New warehouse developments will need to be located on major thoroughfares or local roads that mainly serve commercial uses.
    Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • From the classic cafés of Prague to the boulevards of Warsaw lined with post-soviet buildings, a new class of wealth is emerging.
    Francois Botha, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
  • Fall is arguably the best time to see the Austrian capital’s creamy Baroque architecture, leafy parks and grand boulevards.
    Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Netflix presented its first international showcase yesterday with a look at what is coming down down the pike.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
  • Mobs there had paraded through the streets with pikes on top of which were the heads of the first government officials to die lawlessly, ruthlessly, and interminably in that country's revolution.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The first measures systolic blood pressure, the pressure in your arteries when your heart beats and pumps blood.
    Alyssa Hui-Anderson, Verywell Health, 17 Oct. 2024
  • The second number, diastolic blood pressure, measures the pressure in your arteries when your heart is resting between beats.
    Alyssa Hui-Anderson, Verywell Health, 17 Oct. 2024

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“Switchbacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/switchbacks. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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