as in side road
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Recent Examples of secondary road
Hurricane Milton will bring flooding that is expected to impact both primary and secondary roads, parking lots, buildings and homes.
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Solcyré Burga, TIME, 7 Oct. 2024
The total number, courtesy of secondary roads, has climbed each of the last three days of the workweek.
—Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Oct. 2024
Traffic was backed up for dozens of miles (kilometers) during the morning rush hour and the crash left other highways and secondary roads in gridlock.
—Susan Haigh, Fortune, 2 May 2024
Some secondary roads will close during the winter, but main routes, like Newfound Gap Road (US-441), Little River Road, and Laurel Creek Road are open all year, depending on the weather.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2024
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Solcyré Burga, TIME, 7 Oct. 2024
The total number, courtesy of secondary roads, has climbed each of the last three days of the workweek.
—Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Oct. 2024
Traffic was backed up for dozens of miles (kilometers) during the morning rush hour and the crash left other highways and secondary roads in gridlock.
—Susan Haigh, Fortune, 2 May 2024
Some secondary roads will close during the winter, but main routes, like Newfound Gap Road (US-441), Little River Road, and Laurel Creek Road are open all year, depending on the weather.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for secondary road
Noun
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While sunlight melted snow in some areas on Wednesday, some school districts noted rural and side roads were still ice- and slush-covered in their announcements.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Jan. 2025
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The side roads are not being paid attention to, with the city and the state concentrating most of their attention on the larger roads.—
Dale Ellis,
arkansasonline.com,
10 Jan. 2025
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Find the parallel streets because where everyone's going is the touristy area, but the parallel streets and the side streets are where the locals have their businesses.—
Meredith Lepore,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Jan. 2025
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Later that night, those new measures were visible, but at least two side streets leading to Bourbon did not appear to be fully sealed off and had only lightweight bicycle rack-style barricades.—
Laura Strickler,
NBC News,
4 Jan. 2025
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The moral high road In an uncertain world with no clear answers, anger can be a north star.—
Allie Volpe,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
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Low gas prices are expected to fuel high road traffic.—
Alysa Guffey,
The Indianapolis Star,
27 Nov. 2024
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Upon arrival, officers found an unresponsive male with apparent gunshot wounds lying in the street next to a vehicle parked in front of the address, according to the social media post.—
Lena Miano,
arkansasonline.com,
26 Jan. 2025
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Robinson’s friend, Danny Shigemori, who has lived on the street for 55 years and ran a landscaping business, lost his place too.—
Jeffrey Fleishman,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Dean will return to the road in February with dates throughout Texas, including a Feb. 16 show with Vandoliers.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
30 Jan. 2025
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The city expects the road to be closed through 5 p.m. Feb. 24.—
NWA Democrat-Gazette,
arkansasonline.com,
30 Jan. 2025
Noun
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As of Monday, Republicans control all three branches of the federal government.—
Bill Barrow,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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The three branches of government played their roles as assigned.—
David Phelan,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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Production has ceased on Season 2 of the Big Talk Studios series about an 18th-century highway robber, putting a cast and crew of hundreds out of work with nothing to show for their efforts.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
17 Jan. 2025
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Limited driving range tends to be an issue when driving longer distances on the highway, creating an additional incentive to conserve fuel.—
Peter Douglas,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Secondary road.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secondary%20road. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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