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Recent Examples of monorail
While above-ground systems are well-suited for city infrastructure, one drawback is the bulky nature of certain systems, such as monorails or elevated railways.
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Nadezhda Kosareva, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
After fighting transit advocates who were pushing Miami-Dade to drop a fund for a private monorail line to South Beach in favor of extending Metromover, Higgins reversed course in 2022 and adopted the same position.
—Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
With a monorail touching many landmarks, the map's building architecture looks modern, but with plenty of zip lines connecting buildings.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
How many hotels are on the monorail?
—Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2024
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Nadezhda Kosareva, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
After fighting transit advocates who were pushing Miami-Dade to drop a fund for a private monorail line to South Beach in favor of extending Metromover, Higgins reversed course in 2022 and adopted the same position.
—Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
With a monorail touching many landmarks, the map's building architecture looks modern, but with plenty of zip lines connecting buildings.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
How many hotels are on the monorail?
—Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monorail
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The San Diego Association of Governments awarded a $24.6 million contract Friday to Reyes Construction Co. of San Diego for an additional 1.1 miles of secondary railroad track north of Las Pulgas Road on Camp Pendleton.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2025
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Soon, two of the titans of the age and place — Southern Pacific railroad man Collis P. Huntington and L.A. Times owner Harrison Gray Otis — engaged in a Godzilla-versus-King Kong struggle over where to put L.A.’s official port: Santa Monica or San Pedro?—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2025
Noun
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The case drew concern from environmental groups and a Colorado county, which argued the railway would indirectly increase pollution and climate risks.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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The consequences of the court’s decision could reach well beyond railways, limiting climate change considerations of various projects as additional fossil fuel production now may not be considered an impact of building a pipeline or export terminal.—
Rachel Frazin,
The Hill,
29 May 2025
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There, he’s been working on high-speed rail, notably the long-beleaguered effort to build fast train lines up and down the spine of California.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
23 May 2025
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While Ramaphosa kept his composure and the meeting did not go off the rails like the infamous February meeting in the Oval Office between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the South African president was clearly put on his heels by Trump’s tactics.—
Brett Samuels,
The Hill,
21 May 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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“Monorail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monorail. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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