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as in highways
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 roads
There was so much snow that winter that ski resorts around Lake Tahoe had to close for days at a time to dig out chair lifts and clear roads.
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Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
The last two years, the weather has been brutal in January -- the snow and the bad roads.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2026
Over six days, members of the grand jury heard testimony about five separate incidents of racing that occurred in March on Interstates 8, 805 and 15, as well as on state Route 94 and on mountain roads through Pauma Valley.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
Where autonomous trucks are already operating today Kodiak AI is already doing this on real roads.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 Jan. 2026
Snow squalls are strong winter weather events, creating sudden white-out conditions that, combined with dropping temperatures, can ice over roads in a matter of minutes.
—Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026
Which Charlotte roads will be closed for the monks?
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 14 Jan. 2026
Numerous roads in the area have been closed off as well.
—Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 14 Jan. 2026
The National Weather Service in White Lake urged drivers to slow down and use caution on slippery roads.
—Nour Rahal, Freep.com, 14 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roads
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Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.—
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Most automakers limit self-driving features in personal vehicles to highways, where traffic patterns are more predictable.—
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Edgerton, 51, was nominated at the Golden Globe Awards for his role in Train Dreams as Robert Grainier, a man who spends his life living in the Pacific Northwest and working on railroads across the region at the turn of the 20th century.—
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And the role of state and national governments in fostering the construction of canals, railroads, river improvements and ports had substantial payoffs.—
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Their midweight thickness offers enough cushion for miles of walking through the streets of New York City, without causing sweat.—
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This tragedy is the result of the administration sending federal agents onto our streets against the wishes of local law enforcement, including our respected Police Chief Brian O'Hara.—
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Under Ignacio Madridejos, its CEO since 2019, the onetime supplier to Spanish railways has become one of the leading infrastructure companies in North America, with a pipeline of projects from power substations to the soon-to-open Terminal 1 at New York’s JFK International Airport.—
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Roads, railways, factories and ports expanded into floodplains.—
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Charlotte has a backlog of sidewalk projects stretching across more than 250 miles of thoroughfares.—
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Big changes are coming to parts of Flatbush Avenue, one of Brooklyn's most congested thoroughfares, as New York City moves forward with a major bus lane redesign aimed at speeding up commutes and improving safety.—
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In Arizona, our driving laws are influenced by factors like busy freeways in metro Phoenix, monsoon season flooding, outdated transportation modes and distracted driving laws.—
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Since then, many areas near freeways have been cleared of tents and dozens of individuals did receive some form of shelter.—
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Northern routes were long only passable in warmer months.—
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The initiative organizes volunteers, both locals and visitors, on the two Saturdays and Sundays before Fat Tuesday to gather the thousands of cans—as much as 10,000 pounds worth—discarded along the parade routes.—
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Some sections of expressways were also closed, Kihara said.—
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The ability to travel on interstate highways and expressways has been one of the missing puzzle pieces for self-driving technology since scientists began working on it decades ago, alongside such challenges as snowy weather and vandalism.—
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“Roads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roads. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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