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Recent Examples of byway
The stars, past and present, made the rounds on the Row, handlers and cameras in tow, each gaggle sweeping up curious civilians and clogging up the narrower byways.
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Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Travel north on the Million Dollar Highway, one of the most stunning byways in the country.
—Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 28 Feb. 2025
In general, townships handle road maintenance for rural byways.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
Elsewhere, a few narrative byways, presumably intended to make the world of the film feel bigger than just this story, end up being distractingly half-baked.
—Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 26 Feb. 2025
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Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Travel north on the Million Dollar Highway, one of the most stunning byways in the country.
—Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 28 Feb. 2025
In general, townships handle road maintenance for rural byways.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
Elsewhere, a few narrative byways, presumably intended to make the world of the film feel bigger than just this story, end up being distractingly half-baked.
—Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for byway
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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On the road - Drive in the middle lanes and stay on high ground.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
29 May 2025
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In another update at 6:09 p.m., the CHP said all lanes had reopened.—
Andrea Klick,
Oc Register,
29 May 2025
Noun
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Inside the cozy cockpit, leather, burl wood, and side curtains with sliding plastic windows take the driver back many decades to a time when radios were an optional nuisance—all that mattered was the vehicle and the road.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
30 May 2025
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But, the fastest ever pure-petrol road car at the first attempt is a pretty good result too.—
Trinity Francis,
Forbes.com,
30 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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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
Noun
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The path to infection The most common way people swimming inland get sick is by swallowing the water.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
23 May 2025
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Aging is being redefined not as a linear path to decline, but as a modifiable, and in some ways reversible, biological process.—
Brent Gleeson,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
Noun
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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
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The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 June 2025
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In a statement, Higgins, now a candidate for mayor in the city of Miami, said the original timeline was delayed as Miami-Dade answers questions from Florida’s Department of Transportation, which controls the MacArthur Causeway and other roadways around the project.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2025
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“Byway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/byway. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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