as in highway
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
there's an accident on the main artery into town, so I'll be late
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Recent Examples of artery
The main downtown artery is where both Cho and Castro have their restaurants.
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Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2025
These are spots in the brain where the artery walls have become thick and hardened.
—Cathy Nelson, Health, 7 May 2025
According to police, Dinh confessed to trying to stab his father in the neck in the hopes of cutting his artery.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
The barb was lodged near her brachial artery and required surgery to be removed.
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—Escher Walcott, People.com, 7 May 2025
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Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2025
These are spots in the brain where the artery walls have become thick and hardened.
—Cathy Nelson, Health, 7 May 2025
According to police, Dinh confessed to trying to stab his father in the neck in the hopes of cutting his artery.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
The barb was lodged near her brachial artery and required surgery to be removed.
Fla.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for artery
Noun
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There are about 545 active capital projects planned for this year on state highways, bridges and roads.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
31 May 2025
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This case follows another that occurred in 2018, when armed men kidnapped two members of the musical group Los Norteños de Río Bravo, whose bodies were later found on the federal highway connecting Reynosa to Río Bravo, Tamaulipas.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 May 2025
Noun
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The two facilities take up a city block along St. Charles Avenue, the thoroughfare famous for its streetcars, Mardi Gras parades and Queen Anne mansions.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
12 Apr. 2025
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Investigation continues The Jet Set is one of the country’s most high-profile venues, close to the busy El Malecón thoroughfare in the heart of Santo Domingo.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
10 Apr. 2025
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There are also four Nation Forest System roads that are impacted by the fire that need to be assessed for hazards.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
30 May 2025
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Panahi was last in the Cannes Competition with 3 Faces in 2019, a political road movie starring Iranian star Behnaz Jafari.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
30 May 2025
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The collision occurred about 4:15 a.m. in the freeway’s northbound lanes, near Everman Parkway, Fort Worth police said.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 May 2025
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Install cameras at freeway on-ramps to cite people who drive in diamond lanes (alone) getting onto the freeway.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2025
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Stately homes line streets, and small businesses dot the downtown.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
26 May 2025
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Trump arrived by Marine One helicopter as more than 100 protesters at the Trump National Golf Club crowded along the edge of the parking lot along the street.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
26 May 2025
Noun
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For example, Camp Pendleton is close to the ocean, surrounded by many local communities with large populations, and has major arterials surrounding it.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
21 May 2025
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But much of its route runs along East Washington, an arterial managed by Wisconsin, and the state transportation department prevented Madison from making the entire BRT lane bus-only during rush hour.—
David Zipper,
Vox,
13 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Cruise remote trails and rock crawl through iconic routes like one to the hydroelectric power plant at Bridal Veil Falls and Ophir Pass to Alta Lakes and Ghost Town.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
23 May 2025
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Read Next Business Charlotte airport adds airline for first direct route from NC to the Middle East May 16, 2025 9:05 AM Still, from Thursday, May 22, through next Tuesday, Charlotte Douglas is anticipating more than 970,000 passenger arrivals and departures, according to the airport.—
Chase Jordan,
Charlotte Observer,
23 May 2025
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Marty Quinn, whose 13th Ward is covered by CPD’s Chicago Lawn District, said several arterial streets are akin to expressways, and the area’s police officers are regularly swamped with other calls for service and unable to discourage aggressive and reckless drivers.—
Sam Charles,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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The northbound lanes of the expressway near the scene of the crash remained closed late Wednesday morning.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
21 May 2025
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“Artery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/artery. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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